Crummie v. Bauman

Full title: ROBERT QUINTONE CRUMMIE, Petitioner, v. CATHERINE BAUMAN, Respondent

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

Date published: Jul 30, 2019

Civil No. 2:15-CV-12723 (E.D. Mich. Jul. 30, 2019)

Opinion

Civil No. 2:15-CV-12723

07-30-2019

ROBERT QUINTONE CRUMMIE, Petitioner, v. CATHERINE BAUMAN, Respondent

HONORABLE VICTORIA A. ROBERTS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING THE MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND THE MOTION FOR A SCHEDULING ORDER

Robert Quintone Crummie, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petition was denied with prejudice.

Petitioner filed a motion for the appointment of counsel and a related motion for a scheduling order, asking for time to allow appointed counsel to file additional pleadings. For the reasons that follow, the motions are DENIED.

There is no constitutional right to counsel in habeas proceedings. Cobas v. Burgess, 306 F. 3d 441, 444 (6th Cir. 2002). Petitioner's habeas claims lack merit; the motion for the appointment of counsel and the related motion for a scheduling order are denied. See Lemeshko v. Wrona, 325 F. Supp. 2d 778, 788 (E.D. Mich. 2004).

IT IS ORDERED That:

The motion for the appointment of counsel (ECF 20) and the motion for a scheduling order (ECF 21) are DENIED.

s/ Victoria A. Roberts

HON. VICTORIA A. ROBERTS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: 7/30/19