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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GENE EDWARD EVANS, Case No. 1:25-cv-00235-CDB (HC)

Petitioner, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. 10) UNKNOWN, Respondent. 16 Petitioner Gene Edward Evans (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner, proceeds pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1). Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s motion that the Court appoint counsel to represent him. (Doc. 10). In support of his motion, Petitioner states that he lacks the financial means to retain counsel. Id. at 1. There is no constitutional right to counsel in federal habeas proceedings. Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 752 (1991); Bonin v. Vasquez, 999 F.2d 425, 429 (9th Cir. 1993). However, the Criminal Justice Act 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, authorizes the Court to appoint counsel for a financially eligible person who seeks relief under § 2254 when the “court determines that the interest of justice so require.” Id. at §…