(HC) Wolfington v. CDC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 BILLY THOMAS WOLFINGTON, JR., No. 2:24-cv-00529-WBS-EFB (PC) 1] Petitioner, Vv. ORDER CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. 15 Petitioner has requested the appointment of counsel. There currently exists no absolute 17 || right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 453, 460 18 (9th Cir. 1996). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A authorizes the appointment of counsel at any stage 19 of the case “if the interests of justice so require.” See Rule 8(c), Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. 20 In the present case, the court does not find that the interests of justice would be served by the || appointment of counsel at the present time. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s request for appointment of 23 || counsel (ECF No. 9) is denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a later stage of the 24 || proceedings. 25 || Dated: December 20, 2024 betel …