Chestnut

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UTKARSHKUMAR UMAR TRIVEDI, Case No. 1:26-cv-0041-DC-JDP (P) Petitioner, v. ORDER CHRISTOPHER CHESTNUT, 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 an application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, and a motion for appointed counsel, ECF No. 3. 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 application to proceed in forma pauperis makes the required showing and is granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Petitioner’s motion for the appointment of counsel is also 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

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