(HC) Jeffries v. Clark ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] ANDREW JEFFRIES, No. 2:20-cv-2414 JAM KJN P 12 Petitioner, 13 Vv. ORDER 14 KEN CLARK, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner requested the appointment of counsel. As petitioner acknowledges, there 18 || currently exists no absolute right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Nevius v. 19 | Sumner, 105 F.3d 453, 460 (9th Cir. 1996). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A authorizes the 20 || appointment of counsel at any stage of the case “if the interests of justice so require.” See Rule 21 || 8(c), Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases. In the present case, the court does not find that the 22 || interests of justice would be served by the 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. 25 || Dated: November 18, 2021 26 Aectl Aharon a7 KENDALL J.NE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 28 || jjermaia.si0