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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CLARENCE A. GIPBSIN, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

MCCUMBER, Warden, et al., 

Respondents. 

No. 2:16-cv-1590 MCE AC P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a sixth request for appointment of 

counsel. ECF No. 33. 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. 

The court filed Findings and Recommendations in this case on November 22, 2016, which 

remain pending before the district judge, and which recommend dismissal of petitioner’s 

application for a writ of habeas corpus and all supplements thereto. See ECF No. 30. Petitioner 

filed objections to the findings and recommendations on December 1, 2016. See ECF No. 32. 

In light of the pending recommendation for dismissal, the court does not find that the 

interests of justice would be served by the appointment of counsel at this time. 

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 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s motion for appointment of 

counsel (ECF No. 33) is denied without prejudice. 

DATED: December 5, 2016 

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