Bird

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JEFFREY S. NEDD, 1:22-cv-00704-JLT-HBK (HC) Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

LANDON BIRD, (Doc. No. 15)

Respondent.

16 17 Before the court is Petitioner’s motion for appointment of counsel. (Doc. No. 15). Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has pending a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). Petitioner requests that the Court to appoint counsel to represent him in this matter. (Doc. No. 15). 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 interests of justice so require.” Id. at § 3006A(a)(2)(B); see also Chaney…