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Parties Involved:
Stephen Cambra
Respondent
Antonio Gore
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ANTONIO GORE, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

STEPHEN CAMBRA, 

Respondent. / 

No. Civ. S-03-1269-DFL-KJM-P 

ORDER

 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings 

this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2254. Pending before the court is petitioner’s request for a 

certificate of appealability. 

Before petitioner can appeal this court's dismissal of his 

application for a writ of habeas corpus, a certificate of 

appealability must issue. See 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 

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showing or must state the reasons why such a certificate should 

not issue. See Fed. R. App. P. 22(b). For the reasons set 

forth in the magistrate judge’s Findings and Recommendations, 

petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a 

constitutional right. Specifically, petitioner has failed to 

demonstrate that a rational trier of fact could not have found 

beyond a reasonable doubt that he intended to kill the victim. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s 

request for a certificate of appealability is denied. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 2, 2007 

 /s/ David F. Levi___________

 DAVID F. LEVI 

United States District Judge 

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