Newson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALONSO McKINNEY, No. 2:19-cv-1695-EFB P Petitioner, v. ORDER G. NEWSOM, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this petition for writ of habeas corpus. ECF No. 1. Petitioner seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis and appointment of counsel. ECF Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10. For the reasons that follow, the request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted, the request for appointment of counsel is denied, and the petition is dismissed with leave to amend. I. Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis and the trust account statement submitted by his institution of incarceration make the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Accordingly, the application is granted. II. Motion to Appoint Counsel Petitioner has not however, shown that appointment of counsel is warranted. There currently exists no absolute right to…