Theon Kambon v. People of the State of California

Full title: THEON KAMBON, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent

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

Date published: May 31, 2011

No. CIV S-11-1013 LKK EFB P (E.D. Cal. May. 31, 2011)

Opinion

No. CIV S-11-1013 LKK EFB P.

May 31, 2011

ORDER

EDMUND BRENNAN, Magistrate Judge

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 May 25, 2011 motion for appointment of counsel is denied without prejudice.