Kitchen v. Felker

Filing 58

ORDER signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 6/8/2010 ORDERING that petitioner's 54 March 29, 2010 motion for a certificate of appealability is GRANTED. (Duong, D)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Respondent. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 / Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has timely filed a notice of appeal of this court's March 29, 2010 dismissal of his application for a writ of habeas corpus as untimely. Before petitioner can appeal this decision, a certificate of appealability must issue. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R. App. P. 22(b). A certificate of appealability may issue under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 "only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). The court must either issue a certificate of appealability indicating which issues satisfy the required showing or must state the reasons why such a certificate should not issue. Fed. R. App. P. 22(b). /// /// 1 vs. TOM FELKER, TERRY DARRYL KITCHEN, JR., Petitioner, ORDER No. 2:07-cv-00701-MCE-DAD P IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Where, as here, the petition was dismissed on procedural grounds, a certificate of appealability "should issue if the prisoner can show: (1) `that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the district court was correct in its procedural ruling'; and (2) `that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right.'" Morris v. Woodford, 229 F.3d 775, 780 (9th Cir. 2000) (quoting Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000)), rev'd in part on other grounds by 273 F.3d 826 (9th Cir. 2001). After careful review of the entire record herein, this court finds that petitioner has satisfied both requirements for issuance of a certificate of appealability in this case. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner's March 29, 2010 motion for a certificate of appealability (Doc. No. 54) is granted. Dated: June 8, 2010 ________________________________ MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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