Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRIS LAVALE WASHINGTON, Case No. 1:18-cv-00368-DAD-SKO (HC)

Petitioner, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND

v. MOTION FOR COPIES [Doc. 32] C. PFEIFFER, Warden,

ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF

Respondent. TIME TO FILE OBJECTIONS

16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On March 11, 2019, Petitioner filed a First Amended Petition in this action. (Doc. 24.) After conducting a preliminary review of the petition, on June 20, 2019, the Court issued Findings and Recommendation to dismiss the petition for failure to state a claim. (Doc. 31.) Petitioner was granted thirty (30) days to file objections. On June 26, 2019, Petitioner filed a motion for appointment of counsel. (Doc. 32.) He also requested a copy of the First Amended Petition. There currently exists no absolute right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See, e.g., Anderson v. Heinze, 258 F.2d 479,…