Guerra

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 JUAN M. GUERRA, Case No. 19-cv-07165-HSG

8 Petitioner, ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

9 v. Re: Dkt. No. 11 10 MONTGOMERRY, 11 Respondent.

12 13 Petitioner, an inmate at Santa Clara County Jail, filed this pro se action seeking a writ of 14 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On November 27, 2019, the Court ordered 15 respondent to show cause why the writ should not be granted. Dkt. No. 4. On February 4, 2020, 16 respondent filed a motion to dismiss the petition as unexhausted. Dkt. No. 8. Petitioner has been 17 granted an extension of time to April 9, 2020 to file his opposition to the motion to dismiss. Dkt. 18 No. 10. Petitioner has requested that the Court appoint counsel, arguing that counsel is necessary 19 because he is proceeding pro se, because he lacks the knowledge and ability to articulate 20 arguments, because he has been transferred to Santa Clara County Jail where he has no access to 21 the law library, and because the issues…