(HC) Godfrey v. Warden PBSP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSHUA MICHAEL GODFREY, Case No. 1:19-cv-01197-NONE-HBK Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 39) WARDEN, PBSP, Respondent. 16 Before the Court is Petitioner’s motion for appointment of counsel. (Doc. No. 39). Petitioner filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). Respondent filed an answer to the petition on October 28, 2021, and Petitioner filed a traverse on December 2, 2021. (Doc. Nos. 38, 40). Petitioner argues that appointment of counsel is appropriate because Petitioner is unable to investigate crucial and disputed facts. (Doc. No. 39 at 7-9). On December 8, 2020, the Court denied Petitioner’s previous motion for appointment of counsel. (See Doc. No. 27). As noted in the Court’s previous Order, there is no automatic, constitutional right to counsel in federal habeas proceedings. See Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 752 (1991);…