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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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 WILLIAM LUTHER RHOADS, 11 Petitioner, 12 13 No. 2:11-cv-1507 LKK KJN P v. ORDER UNKNOWN, 14 Respondent. 15 On February 12, 2014, petitioner filed a motion for appointment of counsel in connection 16 17 with his effort to contest the extension of his forensic commitment. However, petitioner’s 18 commitment proceedings are not pending in this court.1 Moreover, the instant action in which 19 petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed on September 15, 2011. If 20 petitioner seeks appointment of counsel in his forensic commitment proceedings, he must file his 21 motion in the court where such proceedings are pending. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY 22 ORDERED that petitioner’s motion (ECF No. 13) is denied. Documents filed by petitioner since 23 the closing date will be disregarded and no orders will issue in response to future filings. 24 Dated: March 25, 2014 25 26 27 28 /rhoa1507.158 1 Petitioner’s underlying criminal case was filed in the Tehama County Superior Court, 445 Pine Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080. 1

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