Opinion
ORDER
DALE A. DROZD, Magistrate Judge.
Petitioner, RACARDO JACKSON, hereby moves this Court for an order substituting MICHAEL BIGELOW, Attorney at Law, 331 J Street, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95814, telephone number: (916) 443-0217, as counsel for the Petitioner in the above-entitled case.
This Court appointed the Federal Defender to represent Mr. Jackson on September 18, 2015. Dkt 26. The Federal Defender's Office has determined that it is currently unable to represent Petitioner at this time. Mr. Bigelow has agreed to represent Mr. Jackson.
Mr. Bigelow is aware of the procedural posture of this case and has authorized the undersigned to sign this substitution motion on his behalf.
ORDER
HEATHER E. WILLIAMS, Federal Defender, ANN C. McLINTOCK, Assistant Federal Defender, Attorneys for Petitioner, RACARDO JACKSON.
Pursuant to this Motion for Substitution of Counsel and for the reasons stated therein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that MICHAEL B. BIGELOW, Attorney at Law, shall be substituted in as appointed counsel for Petitioner in place of the Office of the Federal Defender for the Eastern District of California.
IT IS SO ORDERED.