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Parties Involved:
J. Brown
Respondent
Lonnie Morris
Petitioner

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LONNIE MORRIS,

Petitioner,

 v.

J. BROWN, Warden,

Respondent. /

No. C 04-02813 SBA (PR)

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY AS

UNNECESSARY; GRANTING REQUEST

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

ON APPEAL

Petitioner has filed a notice of appeal following this Court's denial of his habeas petition

challenging the decision by the California Board of Prison Terms (BPT) finding him unsuitable for

parole. The Court construes the notice of appeal as an application for a certificate of appealability. 

See United States v. Asrar, 116 F.3d 1268, 1270 (9th Cir. 1997); 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(3). He also

moves for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal.

Petitioner's request for a certificate of appealability is DENIED as unnecessary. The Ninth

Circuit recently made clear that a state prisoner challenging the administrative decision by the BPT

to deny his request for parole need not obtain a certificate of appealability. See Rosas v. Nielsen,

428 F.3d 1229, 1232 (9th Cir. 2005).

Good cause appearing, Petitioner's request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal

is GRANTED. 

The Clerk of the Court shall process the notice of appeal. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 1/15/08 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MORRIS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

BROWN et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV04-02813 SBA 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on January 16, 2008, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said

envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle located

in the Clerk's office.

Lonnie Morris B-95677

California State Prison - San Quentin

San Quentin, CA 94964

Dated: January 16, 2008

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: LISA R CLARK, Deputy Clerk

Case 4:04-cv-02813-SBA Document 20 Filed 01/16/08 Page 2 of 2