(HC) Williams v. Pallares ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TANISHIA SAVANNAH WILLIAMS, No. 2:20-cv-01519 JAM GGH P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER 14 MICHAEL PALLARES, Acting Warden, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner has requested the appointment of counsel. ECF Nos. 8, 10. There currently 18 exists no absolute right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Nevius v. Sumner, 19 105 F.3d 453, 460 (9th Cir. 1996). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A authorizes the appointment of 20 counsel at any stage of the case “if the interests of justice so require.” See Rule 8(c), Fed. R. 21 Governing § 2254 Cases. In the present case, the court does not find that the interests of justice 22 would be served by the appointment of counsel at the present time. 23 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s motions for appointment of 24 counsel (ECF Nos. 8 and 10) are denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a later 25 stage of the proceedings. 26 Dated: April 13, 2021 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 27 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 28