(HC) Thomas v. Warden of Folsom State Prison

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 1] WILLIAM HENRY THOMAS, No. 2:23-cv-02741-DAD-EFB (HC) 12 Petitioner, 13 Vv. ORDER 14 WARDEN OF FOLSOM STATE PRISON, 6 Respondent.

18 Petitioner has requested the appointment of counsel. There currently exists no absolute | right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. See Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 453, 460 | (9th Cir. 1996). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A authorizes the appointment of counsel at any stage | of the case “if the interests of justice so require.” See Rule 8(c), Fed. R. Governing § 2254 Cases.

22 || Inthe present case, the court does not find that the interests of justice would be served by the || appointment of counsel at the present time.

24 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s November 4, 2024 request for || appointment of counsel (ECF No. 15) is denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a || later stage of the proceedings. 2 deh || Dated: November 19, 2024 _bitiel Dena EDMUND F. BRENNAN 28 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE