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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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Order Denying Mot. for Appointment of Counsel

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE RAMIREZ, 

Petitioner,

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S. FRAVENHEIN, Warden, 

Respondent. 

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No. C 14-3026 RMW (PR)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

(Docket No. 21)

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254. On September 30, 2014, the court issued an order to show cause. (Docket

No. 4.) Respondent filed an answer on January 30, 2015. (Docket No. 13.) Petitioner requested

and obtained an extension of time to file a traverse. (Docket No. 19.) On February 23, 2015,

petitioner filed a traverse. (Docket No. 20.) The petition has been fully briefed and the court

will issue an order in due course.

Pending before the court is petitioner’s motion requesting appointment of counsel. 

(Docket No. 21.) Petitioner states that he is Spanish speaking and must rely on an EnglishSpanish inmate to assist him with his legal work. (Id. at 4.) He further contends that the

English-Spanish inmate upon which he relies does not know what to do on his behalf. (Id.) 

However, petitioner has submitted relevant briefing within time limits and the petition is fully

briefed. Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED. See Lassiter v.

Dep’t of Social Services, 452 U.S. 18, 25 (1981) (there is no constitutional right to counsel in a

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civil case). This denial is without prejudice to the court’s sua sponte appointment of counsel at a

future date should the circumstances of this case warrant such appointment.

This order terminates docket number 21.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: RONALD M. WHYTE 

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE RAMIREZ,

Plaintiff,

 v.

S. FRAVENHEIM et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV14-03026 RMW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on April 27, 2015, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing

said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Jose Ramirez AK-9279

Pleasant Valley State Prison

P.O. Box 8500

Coalinga, CA 93210

Dated: April 27, 2015

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Jackie Lynn Garcia, Deputy Clerk

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