Arellano v. Paramo

Filing 64

ORDER: The Certificate of Appealability as to the Court's denial of Petitioner's 60(b) Motion is DENIED. Signed by Judge William Q. Hayes on 7/2/2020. (USCA Case Number 20-55641. Order electronically transmitted to the US Court of Appeals. All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service.) (akr)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RAUL ARELLANO

Case No.: 3:16-cv-02337-WQH-MDD
Petitioner,

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v.

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ORDER

DANIEL PARAMO
Respondent.

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HAYES, Judge:

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On September 13, 2016, Petitioner Raul Arellano, a state prisoner proceeding pro

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se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1).

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On January 28, 2019, the Court entered a Judgment in this matter, denying the Petition for

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Writ of Habeas Corpus and denying the certificate of appealability. (ECF No. 44). On

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February 5, 2019, the Court denied Petitioner's Motion to Get Print Out of Summary

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Docket and Motion to Know if My Recent Reconsideration Papers Were Received (ECF

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No. 46) as moot. (ECF No. 47). On February 6, 2019, Petitioner appealed the Court’s

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Judgment (ECF No. 44). (ECF No. 48). On February 22, 2019, the Court denied

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Petitioner’s Motion for Copies (ECF No. 51) as moot. (ECF No. 52). On February 11,

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2020, the Court of Appeals denied Petitioner’s certificate of appealability as to the Court’s

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Judgment (ECF No. 44) and denied any pending motions as moot. (ECF No. 55). On April

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17, 2020, the Court of Appeals denied Petitioner’s Motion for Reconsideration, Motion for

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Reconsideration en banc, and all remaining motions. (ECF No. 59).

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On May 20, 2020, the Court denied Petitioner’s 60(b) Motion (ECF No. 58). (ECF

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No. 60). On June 17, 2020, Petitioner appealed the Court’s denial of Petitioner’s 60(b)

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Motion (ECF No. 60). (ECF No. 61). On June 24, 2020, the Court of Appeals issued an

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order stating that

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The district court has not issued or declined to issue a certificate of
appealability in this appeal, which appears to arise from the denial of
petitioner’s motion for relief from judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 60(b). See Lynch v. Blodgett, 999 F.2d 401, 403 (9th Cir. 1993)
(certificate of probable cause to appeal necessary to appeal denial of postjudgment motion for relief under Rule 60(b)). Accordingly, this case is
remanded to the district court for the limited purpose of granting or denying a
certificate of appealability at the court’s earliest convenience. See 28 U.S.C.
§ 2253(c); Fed. R. App. P. 22(b); United States v. Asrar, 116 F.3d 1268, 1270
(9th Cir. 1997).
If the district court issues a certificate of appealability, the court should
specify which issue or issues meet the required showing. See 28 U.S.C. §
2253(c)(3); Asrar, 116 F.3d at 1270. Under Asrar, if the district court declines
to issue a certificate, the court should state its reasons why a certificate of
appealability should not be granted, and the Clerk of the district court shall
forward to this court the record with the order denying the certificate. See
Asrar, 116 F.3d at 1270.

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(ECF No. 63 at 1-2).
Pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, “[t]he
district court must issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final order
adverse to the applicant.” A certificate of appealability should be issued only where the
petition presents “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C.
§ 2253(c)(2).

It must appear that reasonable jurists could find the district court’s

assessment of the petitioner’s constitutional claims debatable or wrong. See Slack v.
McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). The Court concludes that Petitioner has not made
the required showing. Petitioner has failed to make “a substantial showing of the denial of
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a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). The Certificate of Appealability as to the

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Court’s denial of Petitioner’s 60(b) Motion (ECF No. 60) is DENIED.

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Dated: July 2, 2020

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