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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 JULIO ANGEL TORREZ, JR., Case No. 1:24-cv-00362-SKO (HC)

12 Petitioner, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 13 v. [Doc. 15] 14 L. LUNDY, Warden, 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, e.g., Anderson v. Heinze,

479, 481 (9th Cir. 1958); Mitchell v. Wyrick,

(8th Cir. 1984). However, Title 20 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B) authorizes the appointment of counsel at any stage of the case if "the 21 interests of justice so require." See Rule 8(c), Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. The Court 22 dismissed the petition and entered judgment on June 11, 2024. Given the case is now closed, the 23 Court does not find that the interests of justice require the appointment of counsel. 24 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner's request for appointment of 25 counsel is DENIED. 26 IT IS SO ORDERED. 27

Dated: June 13, 2024 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto . 1 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27