FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAR 16 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
WILKS JACKSON, No. 07-55840
Petitioner - Appellant, D.C. No. CV-06-05080-RNB
v.
MEMORANDUM *
JOHN MARSHALL, Warden,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
Edward Rafeedie, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted March 8, 2011 **
Before: FARRIS, LEAVY, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
California state prisoner Wilks Jackson appeals pro se from the district
court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We dismiss.
Jackson contends that the Board of Prison Terms’ 2005 decision to deny him
parole for five years was not supported by “some evidence” and therefore violated
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
his due process rights.
After briefing was completed in this case, this court held that a certificate of
appealability is required to challenge the denial of parole. See Hayward v.
Marshall, 603 F.3d 546, 554-55 (9th Cir. 2010) (en banc). Now the Supreme
Court has held that the only federal right at issue in the parole context is
procedural, and the only proper inquiry is what process the inmate received, not
whether the state court decided the case correctly. See Swarthout v. Cooke, 131 S.
Ct. 859 (2011) (per curiam). Because Jackson raises no procedural challenges
regarding his parole hearing, a certificate of appealability cannot issue. Further,
because Jackson has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a
constitutional right, we decline to certify the remaining claims. See 28 U.S.C.
§ 2253(c).
DISMISSED.
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