(HC) Miller v. Warden of Valley State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEPHEN S. MILLER, Case No. 1:19-cv-01519-JDP Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

MOTIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF

v. COUNSEL AND TO DISREGARD

DUPLICATIVE PETITION

WARDEN OF VALLEY STATE PRISON, ECF No. 14 15 Respondent. ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO AMEND NAME OF RESPONDENT

17 Petitioner Stephen S. Miller, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 10. Before us are petitioner’s April 10, 2020 motion for the appointment of counsel, motion to disregard a duplicative petition, and request to amend the name of the respondent in this case. ECF No. 14. First, a petitioner in a habeas proceeding does not have an absolute right to counsel. See Anderson v. Heinze, 258 F.2d 479, 481 (9th Cir. 1958). There are three specific circumstances in which appointment of counsel is required in habeas proceedings. First,…