Guthrie
Guthrie v. Allison
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IAN GUTHRIE, Case No.: 3:19-cv-1452-WQH-AHG
Petitioner,
ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S
v. MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL
M.E. SPEARMAN, Warden, [ECF No. 18] Respondent. 16 Before the Court is Petitioner Ian Guthrie’s (“Petitioner”) Motion to Appoint Counsel. ECF No. 18. For the reasons that follow, the Motion is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND Petitioner, proceeding pro se, submitted a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 along with a request to proceed in forma pauperis on August 1, 2019. ECF Nos. 1, 2. The Court granted the IFP motion on August 9, 2019. ECF No. 3. Following several amendments to the briefing schedule due to service issues, Respondent filed an Answer and lodged the state court record on March 19, 2020. ECF Nos 13, 14. On April 13, 2020, the Court granted Petitioner an extension of time until October 2, 2020 to file a traverse in light…