Guerra

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JUAN M. GUERRA, Case No. 19-cv-07165-HSG

Petitioner, ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. Re: Dkt. No. 11 MONTGOMERRY, Respondent.

12 Petitioner, an inmate at Santa Clara County Jail, filed this pro se action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On November 27, 2019, the Court ordered respondent to show cause why the writ should not be granted. Dkt. No. 4. On February 4, 2020, respondent filed a motion to dismiss the petition as unexhausted. Dkt. No. 8. Petitioner has been granted an extension of time to April 9, 2020 to file his opposition to the motion to dismiss. Dkt. No. 10. Petitioner has requested that the Court appoint counsel, arguing that counsel is necessary because he is proceeding pro se, because he lacks the knowledge and ability to articulate arguments, because he has been transferred to Santa Clara County Jail where he has no access to the law library, and because the issues…