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Brownlee v. McDonald

United States District Court, E.D. California
Dec 14, 2010
No. CIV-S-09-2521 LKK KJM P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 14, 2010)

Opinion

No. CIV-S-09-2521 LKK KJM P.

December 14, 2010


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 request for appointment of counsel (Docket No. 70) is denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a later stage of the proceedings.

DATED: December 13, 2010.


Summaries of

Brownlee v. McDonald

United States District Court, E.D. California
Dec 14, 2010
No. CIV-S-09-2521 LKK KJM P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 14, 2010)
Case details for

Brownlee v. McDonald

Case Details

Full title:TERRENCE BROWNLEE, Petitioner, v. MIKE McDONALD, Respondent

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

Date published: Dec 14, 2010

Citations

No. CIV-S-09-2521 LKK KJM P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 14, 2010)