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Parties Involved:
CDCR
Respondent
Edward Terrell
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

EDWARD TERRELL, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

CDCR, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:14-cv-2713 MCE AC P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner has requested the appointment of counsel on appeal. ECF No. 23. As an initial 

matter, petitioner’s request for an attorney on appeal is premature and outside the scope of this 

court’s authority. To the extent plaintiff is seeking appointment of counsel in the instant action, 

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. 

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

counsel (ECF No. 23) is denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a later stage of the 

proceedings. 

DATED: July 16, 2015 

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