Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CHRISTOPHER FRANKLIN, No. 2:24-cv-1822 SCR P 1] Petitioner, v. ORDER WARDEN, 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 (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 || Inthe 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. 20) is denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a later stage of the 24 || proceedings. || DATED: February 4, 2025 Kink …