Sechrest v. Ignacio

ORDER

EDWARD C. REED, Jr., District Judge.

Petitioner Ricky David Seehrest, a prisoner in the custody of the State of Nevada under a sentence of death, has filed-a notice of appeal from this court’s denial, by Order filed July 29, 1996 (Doc. # 81), of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The court of appeals may not issue its ruling until this court first determines whether Petitioner has adequate grounds to pursue his appeal. 1 Fed.R.App.P. 22(b); McCarthy v. Harper, 449 U.S. 1309, 101 S.Ct. 827, 66 L.Ed.2d 782 (1981); Christian v. Rhode, 41 F.3d 461, 470 (9th…