Kong Meng Vue v. Warden, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KONG MENG VUE, Case No. 1:25-cv-1713-DAD-JDP (P) Petitioner, v. ORDER WARDEN, et al., Respondents. 16 Petitioner, an immigration detainee who is representing himself, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner has also filed a motion for appointed counsel, ECF No. 2. The court has conducted a preliminary review of the petition pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under Section 2254.1 Petitioner’s motion for the appointment of counsel, ECF No. 2, will be granted. In light of the complexity of the legal issues involved, the court has determined that the interests of justice require the appointment of counsel. See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B); see also Weygandt v. Look, 718 F.2d 952, 954 (9th Cir. 1983). Within seven days of this order, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and send counsel’s contact…