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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LANCE KERWIN HENDERSON, No. CIV S-06-2369 DFL CMK P

Petitioner, 

vs.

ADAMS, et al., 

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner has requested the appointment of 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). 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. In the present case, the court does not find that the interests of justice would be

served by the appointment of counsel. 

Petitioner has also filed a second application for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis. That application, however, is duplicative of a prior application, which was granted. 

This application, therefore, will be denied as unnecessary.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner’s May 14, 2007 request for appointment of counsel (Doc. 24) is

denied; and

2. Petitioner’s December 6, 2006, application for leave to proceed in forma

pauperis (Doc. 9) is denied as unnecessary.

DATED: May 23, 2007.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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