Arviza
(HC) White v. Arviza
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANNY WHITE, Case No. 1:23-cv-00645-CDB (HC)
Petitioner, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
v. (Doc. 3) M. ARVIZA, Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a federal prisoner, proceeds pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Doc. 1). Before the Court is Petitioner’s motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. 3). Petitioner requests that the Court appoint counsel to represent him because (i) he has limited legal knowledge, and (ii) the prison library has a limited selection of law books. Id. There is no automatic, constitutional right to counsel in federal habeas proceedings. See Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 752 (1991). See also Bonin v. Vasquez, 999 F.2d 425, 429 (9th Cir. 1993). However, the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, authorizes the Court to appoint counsel for a financially eligible person who seeks relief under § 2241 when the “court determines that the interests of justice so…