Diaz

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES L. DEKALB, No. 2:20-CV-1818-KJM-DMC-P Petitioner,

ORDER

v. RALPH DIAZ, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Before the Court is Petitioner’s motion for the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 14. He also moves for an extension of time to file a traverse. ECF No. 13. There is no absolute constitutional right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Lawrence v. Florida, 549 U.S. 327, 336–37 (2007); Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 453, 460 (9th Cir. 1996). If discovery or an evidentiary hearing is warranted, the Court may appoint counsel. See Fed. R. Governing Section 2254 Cases, Rules 6(a), 8(c). Additionally, the Court may appoint counsel for an indigent petitioner “if the interests of justice so require.” 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B). “In deciding whether to appoint counsel in a habeas proceeding, the district court…