(HC) James v. Sheriff, Sacramento County

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RONALD EUGENE JAMES, No. 2:24-cv-0328 CKD P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER 14 SHERIFF, SACRAMENTO COUNTY, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a Sacramento County pretrial detainee proceeding pro se, has filed a petition 18 for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 along with a request to proceed in forma 19 pauperis. Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to 20 afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be 21 granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 22 Petitioner has requested the appointment of counsel. There currently exists no absolute 23 right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 453, 460 24 (9th Cir. 1996). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A authorizes the appointment of counsel at any stage 25 of the case “if the interests of justice so require.” See Rule 8(c), Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. 26 In the present case, the court…