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Parties Involved:
Reno Fuentes Rios
Petitioner
Warden of CSP-SAC
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RENO FUENTES RIOS,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-05-1525 MCE PAN P

vs.

WARDEN of CSP-SAC,

Respondent. ORDER

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

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On November 23, 2005, an order was entered in this court

closing this case because petitioner sought leave to file a second or successive habeas petition

challenging the same conviction as that challenged in case number 04-0017 MCE PAN P, and

petitioner failed to first seek leave from the court of appeals. 28 U.S.C. §§ 2244(b)(2) & (3). On

March 14, 2006, petitioner filed a motion for certificate of appealability and a notice of appeal. 

The motion and appeal were signed March 8, 2006 and presented to prison authorities for

mailing on March 8, 2006. 

Before petitioner can appeal this decision, a certificate of appealability must issue. 

28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R .App. P. 22(b). Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22(b) requires

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the district court judge who rendered a judgment denying such petition to “either issue a

certificate of probable cause or state the reasons why such a certificate should not issue.”

The timely filing of a notice of appeal is a jurisdictional requirement. Scott v.

Younger, 739 F.2d 1464, 1466 (9th Cir. 1984). Here, the time limit for filing a notice of appeal

following entry of an order is thirty days. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a). Petitioner's notice of appeal

in this action was filed more than thirty days after entry of the order petitioner seeks to appeal. 

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that the

issuance of a certificate of probable cause cannot vest the court of appeals with jurisdiction if

jurisdiction is not proper in that court. Hayward v. Britt, 572 F.2d 1324, 1325 (9th Cir. 1978). 

The rationale of Hayward applies with equal force to a certificate of appealability. For these

reasons, the court declines to issue a certificate of appealability.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 20, 2006

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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