Eldridge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES ROBERT BRISCOE, III, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-00389-DAD-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION ) FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND v. ) REQUEST FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARING ) LAURA ELDRIDGE, ) (Doc. 40) Respondent. ) ) )

On August 19, 2019, Petitioner filed a motion for appointment of counsel and request for evidentiary hearing. (Doc. 40.) On September 6, 2019, Respondent filed an opposition to motion for evidentiary hearing. (Doc. 42.) Petitioner filed a reply on September 19, 2019. (Doc. 43.) I. DISCUSSION A. Appointment of Counsel Regarding Petitioner's request for appointment of counsel, currently there exists no absolute right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See, e.g., Anderson v. Heinze, 258 F.2d 479, 481 (9th Cir. 1958); Mitchell v. Wyrick, 727 F.2d 773, 774 (8th Cir. 1984). However, Title 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B) authorizes the…