Allison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL ALLEN YOCOM, Case No. 1:21-cv-00187-NONE-HBK Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 29) KATHLEEN ALLISON, Respondent. 16 Petitioner Michael Allen Yocom, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has pending a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). Before the court is Petitioner’s motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. No. 29). On May 10, 2021, the court directed Respondent to file a response to the petition. (Doc. No. 23). Respondent’s response is not yet due. (See Doc. No. 23 at 2, directing response within sixty days). In his motion, Petitioner requests the court to appoint counsel to represent him because he is mentally impaired, lacks access to legal research materials, lacks funds for copying documents and postage, and he submits the issues in his case are complex. (See generally Doc. No. 29). There is no automatic, constitutional right to counsel…