Murray

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 RICKEY PAUL MURRAY, Case No. 20-cv-00471-HSG

8 Petitioner, ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

9 v. Re: Dkt. No. 11 10 J. LOZANO, 11 Respondent.

12 13 Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at California Medical Facility, filed this pro se 14 action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Now pending before the 15 Court is petitioner’s request for appointment of counsel. Dkt. No. 11. Petitioner requests counsel 16 on the grounds that he is indigent and unable to afford counsel, so that his “interests may be 17 protected by the professional assistance required,” and because Cal. R. Ct. 4.551(c)(2) requires 18 that counsel be appointed for indigent petitioners upon request. Dkt. No. 11 at 1-2. Petitioner’s 19 request is DENIED for the following reasons. 20 The California Rules of Court govern cases filed in California state courts, and do not 21 apply in federal habeas actions. While there is a Sixth Amendment right to counsel,…