What is the test for appealability of a writ of habeas corpus?
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The following excerpt is from Gonzales v. Spearman, No. 1:16-cv-01224-AWI-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. 322, 335-36 (2003). The controlling statute in determining whether to issue a certificate
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of appealability is 28 U.S.C. 2253, which provides:
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