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Parties Involved:
Francisco Gaile Guyton
Petitioner
Gail Lewis
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRANCISCO GAILE GUYTON,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-02-1377 FCD GGH P

vs.

GAIL LEWIS, et al.,

Respondents. ORDER

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On February 6, 2007, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded this matter to

this court for the purpose of granting or denying a certificate of appealability as to the December

26, 2006, order disregarding petitioner’s December 11, 2006, request for relief from judgment

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). The order from the Ninth Circuit was filed in this court on

August 10, 2007.

A certificate of appealability may issue only if petitioner has made a substantial

showing that the court abused its discretion by denying the Rule 60(b) motion. Lynch v.

Blodgett, 999 F.2d 401, 402-403 (9th Cir. 1993). 

Petitioner’s main problem, as set forth in his December 11, 2006, 60(b) motion, is

the alleged lack of communication between him and the counsel who represented him in these

proceedings. This issue does raise a colorable claim for relief from judgment pursuant to Rule

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60(b). Accordingly, the court did not abuse its discretion by denying the 60(b) motion.

Accordingly, a certificate of appealability should not issue in this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 23, 2007.

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