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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LI GUO YAO, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

TIMOTHY S. AIKEN, et al., 

Respondents. 

No. 2:15-cv-2696-GEB-EFB P 

ORDER 

Petitioner proceeds without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2241. She has requested that the court appoint 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). The court may appoint counsel at any stage of the proceedings “if the interests of 

justice so require.” See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A; see also, Rule 8(c), Rules Governing 

§ 2255 Cases. The court does not find that the interests of justice would be served by the 

appointment of counsel at this stage of the proceedings. 

 Accordingly, it hereby is ORDERED that petitioner’s request for appointment of counsel 

(ECF No. 2) is denied without prejudice. 

Dated: March 16, 2016. 

Case 2:15-cv-02696-GEB-EFB Document 10 Filed 03/16/16 Page 1 of 1