(HC) Taylor v. District Attorney Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT TAYLOR, No. 2:23-cv-00460-DAD-JDP (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. ECF No. 17 DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE, Respondent. 16 Petitioner has requested the appointment of counsel. There is no absolute right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 453, 460 (9th Cir. 1996). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A authorizes the appointment of counsel at any stage of the case “if the interests of justice so require.” See Rule 8(c), Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. In the present case, the court does not find that the interests of justice would be served by the appointment of counsel at the present time.1 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s request for appointment of counsel, ECF No. 17, is denied without prejudice.

1 The court understands from petitioner’s filing that he may be seeking appointment of alternative counsel in a state…