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Parties Involved:
Michael Aaron Witkin
Petitioner
Yates
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHAEL AARON WITKIN, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

YATES, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:10-cv-0091 GEB DAD P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with an application for writ of habeas 

corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has filed a motion to alter or amend the court’s order denying 

his motion for reconsideration. (See Doc. No. 94.) The court has reviewed the motion and finds 

it is without merit. Therefore it will be denied. 

 The court finds further that no certificate of appealability should issue (1) because 

petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right (see 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2253(c)(2)); (2) because he has not shown this court’s previous denial of a certificate of 

appealability was in error or contrary to law (see Doc No. 72); and (3) in light of the Ninth 

Circuit’s previous denial of a certificate of appealability (see Doc. No. 88). 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. The motion to alter or amend judgment (Doc. No. 94) is denied. 

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 2. The court declines to issue a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253. 

 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to send a copy of this order to the United States Court 

of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 

Dated: March 31, 2015 

 

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