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Parties Involved:
Jeff Beard
Respondent
Robert Trevino
Petitioner

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT TREVINO,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEFF BEARD,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-04837-EMC 

ORDER DENYING SECOND MOTION 

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

Docket No. 25

Petitioner has filed a second motion for appointment of counsel to represent him in this 

action. A district court may appoint counsel to represent a habeas petitioner whenever “the court 

determines that the interests of justice so require” and such person is financially unable to obtain 

representation. 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B). The decision to appoint counsel is within the 

discretion of the district court. See Chaney v. Lewis, 801 F.2d 1191, 1196 (9th Cir. 1986). 

Appointment is mandatory only when the circumstances of a particular case indicate that 

appointed counsel is necessary to prevent due process violations. See id. The interests of justice 

do not require appointment of counsel in this action. The second motion for appointment of 

counsel is DENIED. Docket No. 25. 

Respondent has filed a motion to dismiss, and Petitioner has sought and received an 

extension of the deadline to respond to that motion. The Court wants to adjudicate that motion 

next. Petitioner therefor should not file any other motion, request, or application until twenty-one 

days after he files his opposition to Respondent’s motion to dismiss. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 21, 2016

______________________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

Case 3:15-cv-04837-EMC Document 27 Filed 06/21/16 Page 1 of 1