Fisher
(HC) Rodriguez v. Fisher
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PEDRO RODRIGUEZ, Case No.: 3:21-cv-01395-JLS-AHG
Petitioner,
ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S
v. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL
KATHLEEN ALLISON, Secretary,
Respondent. [ECF No. 28]
16 17 18 Before the Court is Petitioner Pedro Rodriguez’s (“Petitioner”) Motion for Appointment of Counsel. ECF No. 28. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Petitioner’s motion. I. BACKGROUND Petitioner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to U.S.C. § 2254 on August 3, 2021. ECF Nos. 1, 7. Respondent has not yet filed her Answer to the Petition. See ECF No. 30 (requiring Respondent’s Answer to be filed by February 14, 2022 and Petitioner’s Traverse to be filed by March 18, 2022). Plaintiff filed the instant motion for appointment of counsel on February 2, 2022. ECF No. 28. This Order follows. II. …