(HC) Sho v. S.F. Field Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MONSURU WOLE SHO, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-01812-BAK (HBK) (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION ) FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL v. ) ) (Doc. No. 3) CURRENT OR ACTING FIELD OFFICE )

DIRECTOR, SAN FRANCISCO FIELD

OFFICE, UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION ) ) AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, et al., ) ) Respondents. )

19 On November 12, 2021, Petitioner filed a motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. No. 3.) Petitioner has a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ¶ 2241 challenging his continued detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement pending before the Court. (Doc. No. 1). Petitioner requests appointment of counsel to assist him in this action. This same day, the Court directed Respondent to file a response to the Petition. 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,…