What is the legal test for appeal from a final decision of a district judge in a habeas corpus proceeding?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Espinoza-Baza, CASE NO. 1:08-CR-0351 AWI, CASE NO. 1:12-CV-1372 (E.D. Cal. 2015):
Unless a circuit justice or district judge issues a certificate of appealability ("COA"), an appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals from a final decision of a district judge in a habeas corpus proceeding. See 28 U.S.C. 2253(c)(1); Muth v. Fondren, 676 F.3d 815, 818 (9th Cir.
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