The following excerpt is from Nava v. Wofford, No. 1:15-cv-01707-LJO-SKO HC (E.D. Cal. 2018):
A petitioner seeking a writ of habeas corpus has no absolute entitlement to appeal a district court's denial of his petition, but may only appeal in certain circumstances. Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. at 335-36. The controlling statute in determining whether to issue a certificate of appealability is 28 U.S.C. 2253, which provides:
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