Noel
Noel v. Warden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PATRICK E. NOEL, Case No. 19-cv-03118-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINES
v. AND DENYING REQUEST FOR
APPOINTMENT COUNSEL
WARDEN, Docket Nos. 6, 7, 8 Defendant.
12 13 Respondent’s request for an extension of the deadline to file an answer or other responsive pleading to the petition for writ of habeas corpus is GRANTED. Docket No. 8. The Court now sets the following new deadlines: Respondent must file and serve his answer or other responsive pleading no later than March 20, 2020. Petitioner must file and serve his traverse no later than April 17, 2020. Petitioner has requested that counsel be appointed to represent him in this action. A district court may appoint counsel to represent a habeas petitioner whenever “the court determines that the interests of justice so require” and such person is financially unable to obtain representation. 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B). The decision to appoint counsel is within…