Armstrong v. McDonald

Filing 7

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 7/14/2010 ORDERING that ptnr's 3 request for appointment of counsel is DENIED w/out prejudice; and w/in 30 days, ptnr to submit either the filing fee or an ifp application, the clerk to mail ptnr an ifp form. (Yin, K)

(HC) Armstrong v. McDonald

Doc. 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 vs. M. D. MCDONALD, Respondent. / Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. A petitioner seeking a writ of habeas corpus either must pay the $5.00 filing fee, see 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a), or request leave of court to proceed in forma pauperis, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Petitioner filed a request to proceed in forma pauperis, but he did not file it on the form used by this district. Accordingly, petitioner will be provided the opportunity to submit the application on the appropriate form. Petitioner has also requested that the court appoint counsel. There currently exists no absolute right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 453, 460 (9th Cir. 1996). The court may appointment counsel at any stage of the proceedings "if the interests of justice so require." See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A; see also, Rule 8(c), Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. The court does not find that the interests of justice would be served by the appointment of counsel at this stage of the proceedings.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA HAROLD L. ARMSTRONG, Petitioner, No. CIV S-10-1609 GEB EFB P

ORDER

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Accordingly, it hereby is ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner's June 24, 2010, request for appointment of counsel is denied without prejudice; and 2. Within 30 days from the day this order is served, petitioner may submit either the filing fee or the application required by section 1915(a). Petitioner's failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. The Clerk of the Court is directed to mail to petitioner a form application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. DATED: July 14, 2010.

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