United States District Court, E.D. California
DERRICK L. JOHNSON, Petitioner,
v.
SCOTT KERNAN, Secretary of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, et al., Respondents.
ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (Doc. No.
13) ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ORDER
DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ENTER JUDGMENT AND CLOSE CASE
ORDER DECLINING TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF
APPEALABILITY
LAWRENCE J. O'NEILL, UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE
Petitioner
is a state prisoner proceeding in propria persona with a
petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 2254. On November 12, 2019, the Magistrate Judge
assigned to the case issued Findings and Recommendation to
dismiss the petition. (Doc. No. 13.) This Findings and
Recommendation was served upon all parties and contained
notice that any objections were to be filed within ten days
from the date of service of that order. To date, no party has
filed objections.
In
accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636
(b)(1)(C), the Court has conducted a de novo review of the
case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court
concludes that the Magistrate Judge's Findings and
Recommendation is supported by the record and proper
analysis.
In
addition, the Court declines to issue a certificate of
appealability. A state prisoner seeking a writ of habeas
corpus has no absolute entitlement to appeal a district
court's denial of his petition, and an appeal is only
allowed in certain circumstances. Miller-El v.
Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 335-336 (2003). The controlling
statute in determining whether to issue a certificate of
appealability is 28 U.S.C. § 2253, which provides as
follows:
(a) In
a habeas corpus proceeding or a proceeding under section 2255
before a district judge, the final order shall be subject to
review, on appeal, by the court of appeals for the circuit in
which the proceeding is held.
(b)
There shall be no right of appeal from a final order in a
proceeding to test the validity of a warrant to remove to
another district or place for commitment or trial a person
charged with a criminal offense against the United States, or
to test the validity of such person's detention pending
removal proceedings.
(c)(1)
Unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of
appealability, an appeal may not be taken to the court of
appeals from-
(A) the final order in a habeas corpus proceeding in which
the detention complained of arises out of process issued by a
State court; or
(B) the final order in a proceeding under section 2255.
(2) A
certificate of appealability may issue under paragraph (1)
only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the
denial of a constitutional right.
(3) The
certificate of appealability under paragraph (1) shall
indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy the showing
required by paragraph (2).
If a
court denies a petitioner's petition, the court may only
issue a certificate of appealability when a petitioner makes
a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional
right. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). To make a substantial
showing, the petitioner must establish that “reasonable
jurists could debate whether (or, for that matter, agree
that) the petition should have been resolved in a different
manner or that the issues presented were ‘adequate to
deserve encouragement to proceed further.'”
Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000) (quoting
Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 893 (1983)).
In the
present case, the Court finds that Petitioner has not made
the required substantial showing of the denial of a
constitutional right to justify the issuance of a certificate
of appealability. Reasonable jurists would not find the
Court's determination that Petitioner is not entitled to
federal habeas corpus relief debatable, wrong, or deserving
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