Crump v. BURT

Filing 14

ORDER Denying 10 Petitioner's Motion for Appointment of Counsel. Signed by District Judge Denise Page Hood. (LSau)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

WILLIAM A. CRUMP, JR.,
Case Number: 2:16-CV-13381
HONORABLE DENISE PAGE HOOD

Petitioner,
v.
S.L. BURT,
Respondent.
/

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL (ECF NO. 10)
Petitioner William A. Crump, Jr., has filed a pro se petition for a writ of
habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his convictions for three counts
of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, three counts of fourth-degree criminal
sexual conduct, and one count of accosting a child for an immoral purpose. Now
before the Court is Petitioner’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel.
Petitioner has no absolute right to be represented by counsel on federal
habeas corpus review. See Abdur-Rahman v. Michigan Dept. of Corrections, 65
F.3d 489, 492 (6th Cir. 1995); see also Wright v. West, 505 U.S. 277, 293 (1992)
(citing Pennsylvania v. Finley, 481 U.S. 551, 555 (1987)). “‘[A]ppointment of
counsel in a civil case is . . . a matter within the discretion of the court. It is a

privilege and not a right.’” Childs v. Pellegrin, 822 F.2d 1382, 1384 (6th Cir.
1987). A habeas petitioner may obtain representation at any stage of the case
“[w]henever the United States magistrate or the court determines that the interests
of justice so require.” 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B). The Court determines that the
interests of justice do not require appointment of counsel.
Accordingly, the Court DENIES Petitioner’s Motion for Appointment of
Counsel (ECF No. 10).
SO ORDERED.

S/Denise Page Hood
Denise Page Hood
Chief Judge, United States District Court
Dated: October 10, 2017
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of
record on October 10, 2017, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
S/LaShawn R. Saulsberry
Case Manager

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