Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit February 26, 2003, Docket 99-2423 (Dennis Gandarilla v. Christopher Artuz, Superintendent)

KEARSE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Dennis Gandarilla, a New York State (“State”) prisoner, seeks a certificate of appealability to permit him to appeal from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York denying his petition under 28 U.S.C.