Long
Long v. Pollard
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDWARD ANDREW LONG, Case No.: 20cv1291-JLS(RBB)
Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER'S v. REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL [ECF NO. 10]
MARCUS POLLARD, Warden, Respondent. 16 Petitioner Edward Andrew Long has filed a request for appointment of counsel [ECF No. 10]. Petitioner requests that counsel be appointed for him because he has been unable to access the law library or obtain legal books for seven months due to the Coronavirus. (Id. at 3.) The Sixth Amendment right to counsel does not extend to federal habeas corpus actions by state prisoners. Chaney v. Lewis, 801 F.2d 1191, 1196 (9th Cir. 1986). Even so, financially eligible habeas petitioners seeking relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 may receive court-appointed counsel when "the interests of justice so require," as determined by the court. 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B); Luna v. Kernan, 784 F.3d 640, 642 (9th Cir. 2015);…