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Parties Involved:
Nathan Banks
Petitioner
A. Hedgpeth
Respondent

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Eastern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

NATHAN BANKS,

Petitioner,

v

WARDEN A. HEDGPETH,

Respondent

 _____________________________/

No. C 08-00899 PJH

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the above-captioned

matter and issued judgment in favor of respondent. Petitioner has filed a an application for

a certificate of appealability.

“[A]n appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals from” the denial of a

habeas petition unless a certificate of appealability is issued. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2009). 

A certificate of appealability may be issued “only if the applicant has made a substantial

showing of the denial of a constitutional right,” id. § 2253(c)(2); the certificate “shall indicate

which specific issue or issues satisfy [this] showing,” id. § 2254(c)(3).

For the reasons stated in the court’s prior order denying the petition, petitioner

has not made any showing of the denial of a constitutional right, much less the substantial

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United States District Court

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showing required for the issuance of a certificate of appealability. Accordingly, and good

cause appearing therefor, petitioner’s application for a certificate of appealability is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 4, 2010 ___________________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge 

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