(HC)Uhuru
(HC)Uhuru v. The People of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KOHEN DIALLO E. UHURU, Case No.: 21-cv-01058-CAB-JLB
Petitioner,
ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S
v. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL
ROBERT BURTON, Warden,
Respondent. [ECF Nos. 16; 18] 16 Before the Court is Petitioner Kohen Diallo E. Uhuru’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel (ECF No. 16) and supplemental memorandum of points and authorities in support of the motion (“supplemental P&A”) (ECF No. 18). Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis on a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF Nos. 11; 12.) For the reasons set forth below, Petitioner’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel is DENIED without prejudice. I. LEGAL STANDARD The Sixth Amendment right to counsel does not extend to federal habeas corpus actions filed by state prisoners. McCleskly v. Zant, 499 U.S. 467, 495 (1991). Petitioners 26…