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Dunn v. Hartley

United States District Court, E.D. California
Jan 21, 2011
No. CIV S-10-2804 JAM EFB P (E.D. Cal. Jan. 21, 2011)

Opinion

No. CIV S-10-2804 JAM EFB P.

January 21, 2011


ORDER


Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has requested that the court appoint 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). The court may appoint counsel at any stage of the proceedings "if the interests of justice so require." See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A; see also, Rule 8(c), Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. The court does not find that the interests of justice would be served by the appointment of counsel at this stage of the proceedings.

Accordingly, it hereby is ORDERED that petitioner's January 13, 2011, request for appointment of counsel is denied without prejudice.

DATED: January 21, 2011.


Summaries of

Dunn v. Hartley

United States District Court, E.D. California
Jan 21, 2011
No. CIV S-10-2804 JAM EFB P (E.D. Cal. Jan. 21, 2011)
Case details for

Dunn v. Hartley

Case Details

Full title:JOHN DUNN, Petitioner, v. JAMES HARTLEY, Respondent

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

Date published: Jan 21, 2011

Citations

No. CIV S-10-2804 JAM EFB P (E.D. Cal. Jan. 21, 2011)