Peterson v. Lizarraga

Filing 16

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 11/15/2017 DENYING 13 Motion to Appoint Counsel without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a later stage of the proceedings. (Washington, S)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RICHARD PETERSON, 12 13 14 15 No. 2:17-cv-1693 GGH P Petitioner, v. ORDER JOE LIZARRAGA, Warden of MCSP, Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner has requested the appointment of counsel. There currently exists no absolute 18 right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 453, 460 19 (9th Cir. 1996). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A authorizes the appointment of counsel at any stage 20 of the case “if the interests of justice so require.” See Rule 8(c), Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. 21 In the present case, the court does not find that the interests of justice would be served by the 22 appointment of counsel at the present time. 23 24 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s motion for appointment of counsel is denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a later stage of the proceedings. 25 IT IS SO ORDERED 26 DATED: November 15, 2017 27 28 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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