Opinion
No. 2:12-cv-1759 GEB JFM P
04-19-2013
JEFFREY A. PATE, Petitioner, v. M. MARTEL, Respondent.
ORDER
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 April 8, 2013, request for appointment of counsel (ECF No. 20) is denied without prejudice.
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KENDALL J. NEWMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE