Moss v. Voss

Filing 29

ORDER signed by Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr on 2/17/10 ORDERING that the Court declines to issue a certificate of appealability. (Becknal, R)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 vs. TOM VOSS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COALINGA STATE HOSPITAL, Respondent. / Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On December 10, 2009, judgment was entered in this court denying the petition. On February 4, 2010, petitioner filed a notice of appeal. Before petitioner can appeal this decision, a certificate of appealability must issue. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R .App. P. 22(b). Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22(b) requires the district court judge who rendered a judgment denying such petition to "either issue a certificate of probable cause or state the reasons why such a certificate should not issue." The timely filing of a notice of appeal is a jurisdictional requirement. Scott v. Younger, 739 F.2d 1464, 1466 (9th Cir. 1984). Here, the time limit for filing a notice of appeal following entry of judgment is thirty days. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a). Petitioner's notice of 1 ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CLYDE SHERWOOD MOSS, Petitioner, No. 2:07-cv-2429 FCD JFM (HC)

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appeal in this action was filed more than thirty days after entry of judgment. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that the issuance of a certificate of probable cause cannot vest the court of appeals with jurisdiction if jurisdiction is not proper in that court. Hayward v. Britt, 572 F.2d 1324, 1325 (9th Cir. 1978). The rationale of Hayward applies with equal force to a certificate of appealability. For these reasons, the court declines to issue a certificate of appealability. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: February 17, 2010.
_______________________________________ FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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