(HC) Thomas v. Warden of Folsom State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] WILLIAM HENRY THOMAS, No. 2:23-cv-02741-DAD-EFB (HC) Petitioner, Vv. ORDER WARDEN OF FOLSOM STATE

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15 Respondent. 17 Petitioner has requested the appointment of counsel. There currently exists no absolute 19 right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 453, 460 20 (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. 22 || Inthe present case, the court does not find that the interests of justice would be served by the 23 || appointment of counsel at the present time. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s November 4, 2024 request for 25 || appointment of counsel (ECF No. 15) is denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a 26 || later stage of the proceedings. 2 …