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Parties Involved:
Jeffrey Beard
Respondent
Gregory Downs
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY DOWNS, IV,

Petitioner,

v.

JEFFREY BEARD,

Respondents.

No. 2:15-cv-0724 KJN P (TEMP)

ORDER

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 at the present time. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s May 20, 2016 request for 

appointment of counsel (ECF No. 14) is denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a 

later stage of the proceedings.

Dated: May 27, 2016

down0724.110

Case 2:15-cv-00724-KJM-DB Document 15 Filed 05/27/16 Page 1 of 1