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Parties Involved:
Debbie Asuncion
Respondent
Carlos Romero Burnett
Petitioner

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARLOS ROMERO BURNETT,

Petitioner,

v.

DEBBIE ASUNCION,

Respondent.

Case No. 18-cv-03243-JD 

ORDER

Re: Dkt. Nos. 12, 13

Petitioner, a California prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant 

to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Respondent filed an answer and the Court is waiting for petitioner’s traverse. 

An attorney has filed a motion to be appointed by the Court for petitioner at public expense. The 

Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel does not apply in habeas corpus actions. Knaubert v. 

Goldsmith, 791 F.2d 722, 728 (9th Cir. 1986). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B) provides 

that in habeas cases, whenever “the court determines that the interests of justice so require”, 

representation may be provided for any financially eligible person. Petitioner has presented his 

claim adequately, and it is not particularly complex. The motion to appoint the attorney at public 

expense (Docket No. 12) is DENIED. However, the attorney is free to represent petitioner and 

file the appropriate motion of substitution. The motion for an extension to file a traverse (Docket 

No. 13) is GRANTED. Petitioner either pro se or through counsel may file the traverse by 

November 8, 2018. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 18, 2018

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

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