Fernando Garcia-Cortes v. Golden State Annex Detention Facility, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 FERNANDO GARCIA-CORTES, No. 1:25-cv-1777-WBS-SCR Petitioner, v. ORDER GOLDEN STATE ANNEX DETENTION FACILITY, et al., 14 Respondents. 15 Petitioner, an immigration detainee who is representing himself, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. He has paid the filing fee for this action. In light of the fact that petitioner paid the filing fee, his motion to proceed in forma pauperis is denied as moot. Petitioner has also filed a motion for the appointment of counsel. At this early stage in the litigation, it is not clear that the interests of justice require the appointment of counsel for petitioner. See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B); see also Weygandt v. Look, 718 F.2d 952, 954 (9th Cir. 1983). Therefore, petitioner’s motion for counsel is denied without prejudice to renewal. The court has conducted a preliminary review of the petition pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under…