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Parties Involved:
Lal Bhatia
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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

LAL BHATIA,

Movant,

 v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent. /

No. C 07-5583 CW

 CR 04-40071CW

ORDER DENYING 

CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY

Movant Lal Bhatia has filed a notice of appeal of the Court’s

September 23, 2009 Order Denying Petition For Writ of Audita

Querela and Denying Motion for Sanctions. Because this appeal

arises from the denial of a motion for relief from the Court’s

March 10, 2009 order denying Movant’s motion under 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2255, the Court must consider whether to issue a certificate of

appealability. 

Movant’s right to appeal the Court’s denial of a § 2255 motion

is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c), which states, 

(1) Unless a circuit justice or judge issues a

certificate of appealability, an appeal may not

be taken to the court of appeals from--

(A) the final order in a habeas corpus

proceeding in which the detention complained of

arises out of process issued by a State court;

or

(B) the final order in a proceeding under

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section 2255.

(2) A certificate of appealability may issue

under paragraph (1) only if the applicant has

made a substantial showing of the denial of a

constitutional right.

(3) The certificate of appealability under

paragraph (1) shall indicate which specific

issue or issues satisfy the showing required by

paragraph (2).

28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)-(3). The Ninth Circuit has interpreted the

phrase “circuit justice or judge” to include district court judges. 

United States v. Asrar, 116 F.3d 1268, 1269-70 (9th Cir 1997). A

certificate of appealability should be granted "only if the

applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a

constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2).

For the reasons stated in the Court’s September 23, 2009

Order, Movant has failed to make a substantial showing of the

denial of a constitutional right. Therefore, the certificate of

appealability is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 11, 2010 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

USA et al,

Plaintiff,

 v.

BHATIA et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CR04-40071 CW 

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 February 11, 2010, 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.

Lal Bhatia

97562-011/A2D

Taft Correctional Institution

P.O. Box 7001

Taft, CA 93268

Dated: February 11, 2010

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Ronnie Hersler, Administrative Law Clerk

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