(HC) Colley v. Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOVON WINSTON COLLEY, Case No. 1:25-cv-00082-CDB (HC)

12 Petitioner, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

13 v. (Doc. 3) 14 WARDEN OF THE GOLDEN STATE ANNEX DETENTION FACILITY, et al., 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner Jovon Winston Colley (“Petitioner”), a federal detainee, proceeds pro se and in 18 forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Doc. 1). 19 Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s motion seeking Court appointment of counsel. (Doc. 3). 20 In support of his motion, Petitioner advances the following grounds: (1) he has a strong chance of 21 success on the merits as explained in his petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) and (2) the legal 22 issue brought in his petition pertaining to immigration detention is complex such that he would 23 have great difficulty presenting the case without the assistance of counsel. (Id. at 2). 24 Governing Legal Standard 25 There is no constitutional right to counsel in federal habeas…