Frauenheim

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVIN JEREMY RODRIGUEZ, Case No. 1:19-cv-01388-DAD-HBK Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 20) SCOTT FRAUENHEIM, Respondent. 16 Before the Court is Petitioner’s motion for appointment of counsel. (Doc. No. 20). 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 April 8, 2020, and Petitioner filed a traverse on June 4, 2020. (Doc. Nos. 10, 14). Findings and Recommendations were issued by the undersigned on December 17, 2021, recommending the petition be dismissed. (Doc. No. 16). Petitioner argues that appointment of counsel is appropriate because the case is complex and difficult to understand, and he is “not good” at writing and reading. (Doc. No. 20). There is no automatic, constitutional right to counsel in federal habeas proceedings. See Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 752 (1991);…