(HC)West
(HC)West v. Attorney General of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
KENNETH JAMES WEST, ) Case No.: 1:22-cv-00172-BAK (HBK) (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR ) APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL v. ) ) (Docs. 2, 8) ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF )
CALIFORNIA,
) ) Respondent. )
17 Petitioner, a state prisoner, has pending a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Doc. No. 1) that was transferred to this Court on February 10, 2022 (Doc. No. 5). Pending are Petitioner’s motion to appoint counsel filed February 7, 2022 (Doc. No. 2) and February 22, 2022 (Doc. No. 8). Petitioner seeks appointment of counsel due to his indigence and lack of legal training. Doc. Nos. 2, 8. 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, 481 (9th Cir. 1958). The Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, however,…