Opinion
2:22-CV-10472
04-01-2022
VAN ORION SNYDER, Petitioner, v. MICHELLE FLOYD, Respondent,
OPINION AND DENYING PETITIONER'S MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL ECF NO. 4
HONORABLE PAUL D. BORMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Van Orion Snyder, "Petitioner", incarcerated at the Cooper Street Correctional Facility in Jackson, Michigan, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his convictions for first-degree criminal sexual conduct, Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520b, and being a third felony habitual offender, Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.11. Petitioner filed a motion for the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 4. For the reasons stated below, the motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. There is no constitutional right to counsel in habeas proceedings. Cobas v. Burgess, 306 F.3d 441, 4446th Cir. 2002. The decision to appoint counsel for a federal habeas petitioner is within the discretion of the court and is required only where the interests of justice or due process so require. Mira v. Marshall, 806 F.2d 636, 6386th Cir. 1986. The Court determines that the interests of justice do not require appointment of counsel at this time.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion for appointment of counsel (ECF No. 4) is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.