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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

RAYMOND P. NELSON,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-03-1978 FCD JFM P

vs.

D. L. RUNNELS, Warden,

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has timely filed a notice of appeal of

this court’s November 9, 2007 denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner

has also filed an application for a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R. App.

P. 22(b).

A certificate of appealability may issue under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 “only if the

applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C.

§ 2253(c)(2). The court must either issue a certificate of appealability indicating which issues

satisfy the required showing or must state the reasons why such a certificate should not issue. 

Fed. R. App. P. 22(b).

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For the reasons set forth in the magistrate judge’s October 11, 2007 findings and

recommendations, petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional

right. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s November 26, 2007

application for a certificate of appealability is denied. The Clerk of the Court is directed to

process petitioner’s appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

DATED: December 11, 2007.

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