Covello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE GUADALUPE MENDOZA, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-01521-NONE-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR ) APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL v. ) ) ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR EXTENSION PATRICK COVELLO, Acting Warden of ) OF TIME TO FILE OBJECTIONS TO FINDINGS Mule Creek State Prison, ) AND RECOMMENDATIONS ) Respondent. ) (Doc. 26) ) ) 60-DAY DEADLINE ) )

On June 17, 2021, Petitioner filed a motion to appoint counsel and extension of time to file objections to the findings and recommendations. (Doc. 26.) There currently 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 appointment of counsel at any stage of the case if “the interests of justice…