Doerer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

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

Respondent.

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