Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GABRIEL VERDUGO, Case No. 1:22-cv-00454-HBK Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARING

v.

ORDER DENYING APPOINTMENT OF

CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, WARDEN, COUNSEL Respondent. (Doc. No. 3) 16 17 Before the court is Petitioner’s motion for an evidentiary hearing and 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, Petition). Petitioner requests an evidentiary hearing “on all constitutional claims presented in the instant habeas corpus petition,” and further requests appointment of counsel because he is “completely ignorant of the law, and cannot afford to employ professional counsel in order to fully and fairly protect [his] legal interests.” (Doc. No. 3). A. Motion for Evidentiary Hearing Evidentiary hearings are granted only under limited circumstances in habeas…