Garcia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ESEQUIEL GARCIA, Case No. 16-05301 BLF (PR) 11 Petitioner, ORDER DENYING EMERGENCY v. APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL;

GRANTING SECOND EXTENSION

RAYTHEL FISHER, Warden, OF TIME TO FILE TRAVERSE

Respondent. (Docket No. 64)

17 Petitioner, a California prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On June 19, 2020, Respondent filed an answer. Dkt. No. 56. Petitioner’s traverse is currently due no later than September 22, 2020. On September 18, 2020, Petitioner filed an “emergency application for appointment of counsel due to covid-19.” Dkt. No. 64. Petitioner asserts that due to the current quarantine at the prison, he is unable to access the prison law library or have contact with his parents who are assisting him in this matter. Id. The Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel does not apply in habeas…