Drew
Drew v. Robertson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 KARL D. DREW, Case No. 21-cv-01889-YGR (PR)
Petitioner, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL; AND
v. SUA SPONTE GRANTING
EXTENSION OF TIME TO PAY
JIM ROBERTSON, Warden, FILING FEE
Respondent.
9 Petitioner filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 10 and moved to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). On May 13, 2021, the Court found Petitioner 11 had sufficient funds in his prison trust account to pay the $5.00 habeas corpus filing fee and issued 12 an Order denying the IFP application and giving Petitioner twenty-eight days in which to pay the 13 filing fee or have this case dismissed. The filing fee is currently due on June 10, 2021. 14 On May 27, 2021, Petitioner filed a letter asking this Court to appoint an attorney to assist 15 him. Dkt. 11. 16 The Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel does not apply in habeas corpus actions. See 17 Knaubert v. Goldsmith, 791 F.2d 722, 728 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 867…