Oleksandr Vladimirovich Melnyk v. Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility, et al.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 OLEKSANDR VLADIMIROVICH Case No. 1:25-cv-01431-EPG-HC

MELNYK,

12 ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S Petitioner, MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF 13 COUNSEL WITHOUT PREJUDICE v. 14 (ECF No. 3)

WARDEN OF THE GOLDEN STATE

15 ANNEX DETENTION FACILITY, et al., 16 Respondents.

17 18 Petitioner is a federal immigration detainee proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of 19 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner has moved for appointment of counsel. 20 (ECF No. 3.) 21 There currently exists no absolute right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. 22 See, e.g., Chaney v. Lewis, 801 F.2d 1191, 1196 (9th Cir. 1986); Anderson v. Heinze, 258 F.2d 23 479, 481 (9th Cir. 1958). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B) authorizes the appointment of 24 counsel at any stage of the proceeding for financially eligible persons if “the interests of justice 25 so require.” To determine whether to appoint counsel, the “court must evaluate the likelihood…