Hackett v. McEwen

Full title: GERALD HACKETT, Petitioner, v. L. S. McEWEN, Respondent.

Court: United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, E.D. California

Date published: May 21, 2013

2:13-cv-0528 LKK CKD P (E.D. Cal. May. 21, 2013)

Opinion

GERALD HACKETT, Petitioner, v. L. S. McEWEN, Respondent. No. 2:13-cv-0528 LKK CKD P United States District Court, E.D. California. May 21, 2013

          ORDER

          CAROLYN K. DELANEY, Magistrate Judge.

         Petitioner has requested the appointment of 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). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A authorizes the appointment of counsel at any stage of the case "if the interests of justice so require." See Rule 8(c), Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. In the present case, the court does not find that the interests of justice would be served by the appointment of counsel at the present time.

         Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner's request for appointment of counsel (ECF No. 11) is denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a later stage of the proceedings.