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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID WESSEL,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-08-1082 WBS CHS P

vs.

D.K. SISTO, et al.,

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this application for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States

Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local General Order No. 262.

On December 8, 2010, the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations were

filed and served on all parties. The findings and recommendations contained notice to all parties

that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within twenty days. 

Petitioner filed objections to the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 72-

304, this court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the

entire file, the court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and

by proper analysis. The petition will be denied.

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If petitioner wishes to appeal the court’s decision, a certificate of appealability

must issue. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1); Hayward v. Marshall, 603 F.3d 546, 554 (9th Cir. 2010) (en

banc). A certificate of appealability may issue where “the applicant has made a substantial

showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). A certificate of

appealability should be granted for any issue that petitioner can demonstrate is “‘debatable

among jurists of reason,’” could be resolved differently by a different court, or is “‘adequate to

deserve encouragement to proceed further.’” Jennings v. Woodford, 290 F.3d 1006, 1010 (9th

Cir. 2002) (quoting Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 893 (1983)).1

 The certificate of

appealability must “indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy” the requirement. 28 U.S.C.

§ 2253(c)(3).

Here, petitioner failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a

constitutional right with respect to the state parole authority’s denial of parole. Accordingly, a

certificate of appealability shall not issue in this case

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The findings and recommendations filed December 8, 2010 are adopted in full;

2. Petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus is denied; and

3. A certificate of appealability shall not issue.

DATED: December 30, 2010

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 Except for the requirement that appealable issues be specifically identified, the

standard for issuance of a certificate of appealability is the same as the standard that applied to

issuance of a certificate of probable cause. Jennings, at 1010.

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