Attchley

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LONNIE LEE POSLOF, JR., Case No. 1:21-cv-00339-HBK Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 14) M. ATTCHLEY, Respondent. 16 Before the court is petitioner’s motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. No. 14). Petitioner filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). After conducting a preliminary review under Rule 4, the court directed respondent to respond to the petition. (Doc. No. 12). Respondent’s response is not yet due. Petitioner requests that the court appoint counsel to represent him in this case because he lacks the knowledge necessary to litigate his case, that the facts of his case are complex, and that he is indigent. (Doc. No. 14 at 2). There is no automatic, constitutional right to counsel in federal habeas proceedings. See Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 752 (1991); Anderson v. Heinze, 258 F.2d 479, 481 (9th Cir. 25…