1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ANGEL CRUZ RODRIGUEZ, No. 1:25-cv-1680-TLN-CKD P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER 14 WARDEN OF MESA VERDE DETENTION FACILITY, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, an immigration detainee who is representing himself, filed a petition for a writ 18 of habeas corpus pursuant to

, a motion to proceed in forma pauperis, and a 19 motion to appoint counsel. Based on the length of time in which petitioner has been in 20 immigration detention, the court hereby authorizes petitioner to proceed in forma pauperis 21 without prepayment of the filing fee in this action. See

. 22 The court has conducted a preliminary review of the petition pursuant to Rule 4 of the 23 Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under Section 2254.1 In light of the complexity of the 24 legal issues involved, the interests of justice require appointment of counsel for petitioner. See 18 25 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B); see also Weygandt v. Look,

(9th Cir. 1983). 26

27 1 Rule 1(b) of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under Section 2254 allows a district court to apply any or all of the rules to other types of habeas corpus petitions including § 2241 28 petitions. 1 In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 2 1. Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) is GRANTED and 3 || petitioner is authorized to proceed in forma pauperis without prepayment of the filing fee in this 4 || action. 5 2. Petitioner’s motion to appoint counsel (ECF No. 3) is GRANTED and the Federal 6 || Defender is appointed to represent petitioner. 7 3. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order on the Federal Defender, 8 | Attention: Habeas Appointment. |. = «Ad 10 ated: December 3, 2025 Cardp ft | / a lg. ae CAROLYN K. DELANEY □□ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 12 8 rodr1680.110a.imm 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28