White v. Hill

Filing 13

ORDER denying 12 Motion to Appoint Counsel signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 11/14/12. (Plummer, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DIWON WHITE,
Petitioner,

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No. 2:12-cv-0748 LKK EFB P

Respondent.

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ORDER

vs.
RICK HILL,

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Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

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28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has requested that the court appoint counsel. There currently exists no

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absolute right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d

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453, 460 (9th Cir. 1996). The court may appoint counsel at any stage of the proceedings “if the

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interests of justice so require.” See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A; see also, Rule 8(c), Rules Governing

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§ 2254 Cases. The court does not find that the interests of justice would be served by the

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appointment of counsel at this stage of the proceedings.

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Accordingly, it hereby is ORDERED that petitioner’s request for appointment of counsel

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(Dckt. No. 12) is denied without prejudice.

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Dated: November 14, 2012.

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