(HC) Ryland v. Director of Bureau of Prisons

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COREY R. RYLAND, Case No. 1:23-cv-01191-EPG-HC

Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

v. COUNSEL

DIRECTOR OF BUREAU OF PRISONS, (ECF No. 34) Respondent.

16 Petitioner is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner has moved for appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 34.) Petitioner asserts that he is dealing with a “campaign of harassment” and retaliation by staff members at his facility. (Id. at 1.) Petitioner alleges that staff are withholding and delaying his legal mail1 and that he has been denied access to the law library. (Id.) Petitioner accordingly requests that the Court appoint counsel so that he may overcome these obstacles. Respondent filed a response along with a declaration from Petitioner’s assigned Correctional Counselor. (ECF Nos. 38, 38-1.) Petitioner was placed in a special housing unit (“SHU”) from October 30, 2024, through…