Spearmen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DANIEL RAY LOYD, Case No. 18-cv-07228-HSG

Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF

TIME TO FILE TRAVERSE;

v. DENYING REQUEST FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

SPEARMEN, Re: Dkt. No. 30 Respondent.

12 Now pending before the Court is Petitioner’s request for an extension of time to file his traverse and his request for appointment of counsel. Dkt. No. 30. Good cause being shown, Petitioner’s request for an extension of time to file his traverse is GRANTED. Dkt. No. 30. Petitioner shall file his traverse by February 2, 2021. Petitioner’s request for appointment of counsel is DENIED. Petitioner argues that the Court should appoint counsel because he is unable to afford counsel, because the interests of justice require physical access to a law library and currently he can only access the law library via a paging system, and because professional assistance is required to protect his interests. Dkt. No. 30 at…