Clay

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WILLIE M. CLAY, Case No. 19-cv-06320-HSG Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

v. COUNSEL; GRANTING EXTENSION

OF TIME

ROBERT NEUSCHNID, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 32 Respondents. 11 12 Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at Solano State Prison, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging a conviction from Contra Costa County Superior Court. Dkt. No. 1. Petitioner has filed a pleading requesting that the Court appoint him counsel to assist him with filing a traverse in this action. Dkt. No. 32. Petitioner reports that the prison instituted a Covid-19 lockdown which limited his access to the law library in January and February 2021. Id. at 1–2. Petitioner also reports that he previously requested an extension of time to file a traverse, which was never docketed with the Court. Id. at 6. In addition, Petitioner asserts that he has been unable to review the supplemental video filings in this …