Valles
Valles v. Allison
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDREW VALLES, Case No.: 21-CV-819-GPC-WVG
Petitioner,
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
v. PREJUDICE PETITIONER’S
MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL
KATHLEEN ALLISON, Secretary,
Respondent. 16 I. BACKGROUND On January 3, 2022, Andrew Valles (“Petitioner”) filed a Motion to Appoint Counsel. (Doc. No. 15.) In doing so, Petitioner moved the Court for an order appointing counsel to act on his behalf and noted the Court “has already approved the Plaintiff’s application to file the matter in forma pauperis.” (Id. at 1.) Petitioner made no other representations in his filing. II. APPLICABLE LAW The Sixth Amendment right to counsel does not extend to federal habeas corpus actions by state prisoners. Pennsylvania v. Finley, 481 U.S. 551, 555 (1987); Chaney v. Lewis, 801 F.2d 1191, 1196 (9th Cir. 1986); Knaubert v. Goldsmith, 791 F.2d 722, 728 27 …