Harrell
Harrell v. Pollard
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEREK D. HARRELL, Case No.: 3:21-cv-00255-JO-AHG
Petitioner,
ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S
v. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL
KATHLEEN ALLISON, Secretary,
Respondent. [ECF No. 20] 16 Before the Court is Petitioner Derek Harrell’s (“Petitioner”) Motion for Appointment of Counsel. ECF No. 20. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Petitioner’s motion. I. BACKGROUND Petitioner, proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on February 9, 2021. ECF No. 1. Respondent timely filed her Answer to the Petition on August 26, 2021 (ECF No. 10) and Petitioner filed his Traverse on November 5, 2021 (ECF No. 17). This matter is now deemed submitted. See ECF No. 15 at ¶ 3 (“Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, this case will be deemed submitted on the day following the date Petitioner’s traverse is due”). On …