Rhoads v. Unknown

Filing 14

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 03/25/14 denying 13 Motion to Appoint Counsel. Documents filed by petitioner since the closing date will be disregarded and no orders will issue in response to future filings. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WILLIAM LUTHER RHOADS,

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Petitioner,

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No. 2:11-cv-1507 LKK KJN P

v.

ORDER

UNKNOWN,

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Respondent.

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On February 12, 2014, petitioner filed a motion for appointment of counsel in connection

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with his effort to contest the extension of his forensic commitment. However, petitioner’s

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commitment proceedings are not pending in this court.1 Moreover, the instant action in which

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petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed on September 15, 2011. If

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petitioner seeks appointment of counsel in his forensic commitment proceedings, he must file his

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motion in the court where such proceedings are pending. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY

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ORDERED that petitioner’s motion (ECF No. 13) is denied. Documents filed by petitioner since

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the closing date will be disregarded and no orders will issue in response to future filings.

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Dated: March 25, 2014

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/rhoa1507.158
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Petitioner’s underlying criminal case was filed in the Tehama County Superior Court, 445 Pine
Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080.
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