Dominguez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAMON DOMINGUEZ, Case No.: 20-CV-1384 JLS (AHS)

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT

v. PREJUDICE MOTIONS TO

APPOINT COUNSEL

GREGORY J. ARCHAMBEAULT, San

Diego Field Office Director, Immigration (ECF Nos. 18, 20, 22) and Customs Enforcement; et al., 16 Respondents. 17 On March 26, 2021, Petitioner Ramon Dominguez, proceeding pro se and currently being held in civil immigration detention at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility, filed his Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (“Pet.,” ECF No. 13). Petitioner since has filed three Motions to Appoint Counsel (ECF Nos. 18, 20, 22). The Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel does not apply in habeas actions. Knaubert v. Goldsmith, 791 F.2d 722, 728 (9th Cir. 1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 867 (1986). Appointment of counsel pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B) is in the discretion of the district…