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Parties Involved:
Dwayne Robinson Burrell
Petitioner
Greg Lewis
Respondent

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DWAYNE ROBINSON BURRELL,

Petitioner,

v.

GREG LEWIS, Warden,

Respondent.

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No. C-13-1109 EMC (pr)

ORDER REOPENING TIME TO

APPEAL

Petitioner’s motion to file a late notice of appeal is construed to be a motion under Federal

Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(6) to reopen the time to file an appeal. (Docket # 13.) Judgment

was entered in this action on October 21, 2014; petitioner stated under penalty of perjury that he did

not receive notice of the entry of judgment until February 11, 2015 and put his motion to reopen the

time to file an appeal in the prison mail on February 20, 2015; and there does not appear to be any

prejudice to any party in permitting the reopening of the time to file an appeal. See Fed. R. App. P.

4(a)(6). The motion to reopen the time to file an appeal is GRANTED. The time for him to file an

appeal is reopened “for a period of 14 days after the date” of this order. Id. Petitioner is cautioned

that this order only reopens the time for him to file an appeal. Petitioner must file a notice of

appeal within 14 days of the date of this order if he wishes to pursue an appeal. 

Petitioner’s motion also requests a certificate of appealability. His request for a certificate of

appealability is DENIED because Petitioner has not “made a substantial showing of the denial of a

constitutional right,” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2), and this is not a case in which “reasonable jurists

would find the district court’s assessment of the constitutional claims debatable or wrong.” Slack v.

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McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). Petitioner may renew his request for a certificate of

appealability in the Ninth Circuit if he takes an appeal.

The Clerk shall send a copy of this order to Respondent’s counsel, Petitioner, and the

following attorney: Steven A. Brody, Law Offices of Steven A. Brody, Suite 975, 350 S. Figueroa

Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 27, 2015

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EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

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