Opinion ID: 743601
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: John Hallmark (Hallmark)

Text: 10 The district court's final judgment denying Hallmark's § 2254 motion was entered on August 21, 1995 and Hallmark filed his notice of appeal on September 13, 1995. Thus, the AEDPA's new COA requirement does not apply to Hallmark and its predecessor, the CPC, remains in effect for his appeal. The district court denied Hallmark's application for a CPC in November 1995. We construe Hallmark's notice of appeal as a request for the issuance of a CPC. See Fed. R.App. P. 22(b) (1995). 11 Unless we grant a CPC, we have no jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a denial of habeas relief. Sterling v. Scott, 57 F.3d 451, 453 (5th Cir.1995). To obtain a CPC, Hallmark must make a substantial showing that he has been denied a federal right. Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 893, 103 S.Ct. 3383, 3394-95, 77 L.Ed.2d 1090 (1983). This standard does not require Hallmark to demonstrate the he would prevail on the merits but it does require him to demonstrate that the issues are debatable among jurists of reason; that a court could resolve the issues [in a different manner]; or that questions are adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further. Crank v. Collins, 19 F.3d 172, 174 (5th Cir.1994) (quoting Barefoot, 463 U.S. at 893 n. 4, 103 S.Ct. at 3395 n. 4 and omitting internal quotations and citations). Applying this standard, we grant Hallmark's application for a CPC. See Newby v. Johnson, 81 F.3d 567, 569 n. 1 (5th Cir.1996) (holding that challenge to credit issued for time served while on parole arises out of process issued by state court and is thus properly addressed under § 2254).