Godwin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PEDRO ZAMBRANO GONZALEZ, Case No. 1:22-cv-00271-HBK Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 3) RON GODWIN, WARDEN, Respondent. 16 Before the court is Petitioner’s motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. No. 3). Petitioner, a state prisoner, has pending a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). Petitioner requests the court to appoint counsel to represent him because the issues in the case are complex, and he has a limited ability to read and write. (Doc. No. 3). 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, authorizes this court to appoint counsel for a financially eligible person who seeks relief under § 2241 when the “court determines that the…