Murray

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RICKEY PAUL MURRAY, Case No. 20-cv-00471-HSG

Petitioner, ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. Re: Dkt. No. 11 J. LOZANO, Respondent.

12 Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at California Medical Facility, filed this pro se action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Now pending before the Court is petitioner’s request for appointment of counsel. Dkt. No. 11. Petitioner requests counsel on the grounds that he is indigent and unable to afford counsel, so that his “interests may be protected by the professional assistance required,” and because Cal. R. Ct. 4.551(c)(2) requires that counsel be appointed for indigent petitioners upon request. Dkt. No. 11 at 1-2. Petitioner’s request is DENIED for the following reasons. The California Rules of Court govern cases filed in California state courts, and do not apply in federal habeas actions. While there is a Sixth Amendment right to counsel,…