(HC) Torres v. Lozano ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ENRIQUE TORRES, No. 2:18-cv-3136 MCE KJN P 12 Petitioner, 13 V. ORDER 14 PAUL LOZANO, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner has requested the appointment of counsel. There currently exists no absolute 18 || right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 453, 460 19 | (Oth Cir. 1996). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A authorizes the appointment of counsel at any stage 20 || of the case “if the interests of justice so require.” See Rule 8(c), Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. 21 | Inthe present case, the court does not find that the interests of justice would be served by the 22 | appointment of counsel at the present time. 23 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s request for appointment of 24 | counsel (ECF No. 28) is denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a later stage of the 25 | proceedings. 26 | Dated: December 8, 2020 /torr3 136.110 A . jbl Noor 98 EENDALLJ.NE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE