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Parties Involved:
Audrey King
Defendant
Sammy L. Page
Petitioner

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAMMY L. PAGE,

Petitioner, 

 v.

AUDREY KING, Acting Executive

Director California Department of

Mental Health,

Respondent. /

No. C 12-3721 WHA (PR) 

ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE

OF APPEALABILITY

Petitioner filed this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

2241 challenging his civil commitment to a California mental health institution pursuant to

California's Sexually Violent Predators Act. See Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code 6600, et seq.

("SVPA"). The petition was dismissed without prejudice and a certificate of appealability was

denied. Petitioner appealed, and the United States Court of Appeals subsequently dismissed his

appeal because it was “so insubstantial as to warrant further review.” Petitioner filed a motion

for reconsideration. The motion was denied and he has appealed that decision. Pursuant to the

referral by the Court of Appeals, the appeal has been reviewed and petitioner has failed to make

a substantial showing that a reasonable jurist would find this court’s denial of his motion or

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dismissal of his underlying petition debatable or wrong. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473,

484 (2000). Consequently, no certificate of appealability is warranted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 7 , 2014. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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