Kennar v. Seattle ICE FIeld Office Director

4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 5 AT TACOMA SOPI D. KENNAR, Case No. 2:21-cv-760-TSZ-TLF 7 Petitioner, v. ORDER APPOINTING THE 8 FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER SEATTLE ICE FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, 10 Respondent.

This is a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 immigration habeas action. Petitioner has brought a motion to appoint counsel. (Dkt. 4.) Having considered the motion, petitioner’s financial eligibility, and the balance of the record, the Court finds and ORDERS: (1) The Federal Public Defendant’s Office has filed a motion to appoint counsel on behalf of petitioner, Sopi D. Kennar. Dkt. 4. The petition in this matter indicates that this case falls within the class of cases potentially governed by Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001). (2) Because of the complex issues involved in this case, the interests of justice require that counsel be appointed for petitioner. See 18 U.S.C. § 20 3006A(a)(2)(B). As required by statute, petitioner has demonstrated financial eligibility for such appointment. Dkt. 4-1. Accordingly, petitioner’s request for appointment of counsel is GRANTED. The Court appoints the Federal Public Defender to represent petitioner in these proceedings 1 (3) The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order to petitioner, to the 2 Federal Public Defender’s Office, and to the Honorable Thomas S. Zilly.

3 Dated this 19th day of July, 2021.

6 A 7 Theresa L. Fricke United States Magistrate Judge