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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

 ______________________________

PHILLIP RAY RICE, #158 553 *

Petitioner, *

 v. * 2:07-CV-72-WHA

 (WO) 

LEON FORNISS, WARDEN, et al., * 

Respondents. *

 ______________________________

ORDER ON MOTION

Upon consideration of Petitioner’s brief in support of petition for writ of habeas

corpus which also contains a request for appointment of counsel, and for good cause, it is

ORDERED that the motion (Doc. No. 2) be and is hereby DENIED. See McFarland

v. Scott, 512 U.S. 849, 857 n. 3 (1994) (a petitioner serving a noncapital sentence has no

right to appointment of counsel in a habeas proceeding). 

Done, this 29th day of January 2007.

 /s/Terry Moorer 

TERRY MOORER

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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