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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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10 RAYMOND ALAN GRIFFIN, 1:25-cv-00015-HBK (HC) 11 Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

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13 DOERER, et. al., (Doc. No. 9)

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16 17 18 Before the court is Petitioner’s motion for appointment of counsel. (Doc. No. 9). 19 Petitioner, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, has pending a petition for writ of habeas corpus 20 filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Doc. No. 1, “Petition”). Petitioner requests the Court to appoint 21 counsel to represent him in this matter because he is unable to obtain documents, including 22 “exhibits and transcripts,” in support of his Petition. (Doc. No. 9). 23 There is no automatic, constitutional right to counsel in federal habeas proceedings. See 24 Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 752 (1991); Anderson v. Heinze, 258 F.2d 479, 481 (9th 25 Cir. 1958). The Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, however, authorizes this court to 26 appoint counsel for a financially eligible person who seeks relief under § 2241 when…