(HC) Dehart v. Eastern District Federal Court
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEREMY COLE DEHART, Case No. 1:24-cv-00617-CDB (HC)
Petitioner, ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
v. (Docs. 3, 6) EASTERN DISTRICT FEDERAL
COURT,
15 Respondent.
17 Petitioner Jeremy Cole Dehart (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner, proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1). Pending before the Court are Petitioner’s two motions seeking Court appointment of counsel. (Docs. 3, 6). In support of his motions, Petitioner advances the following grounds: (1) he has a learning disability (Doc. 3 at 1); (2) he is on psychiatric medication (id.); (3) he has no legal training (id.); (4) the legal issue brought in his petition is complex (id.); and (5) he lacks financial resources to retain an attorney (Doc. 6 at 1). Governing Legal Standard There is no constitutional right to counsel in federal habeas proceedings. Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 752 (1991); Bonin…