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Parties Involved:
Dave Davies
Respondent
Jonathan Wayne Peterson
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JONATHAN WAYNE PETERSON, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

DAVE DAVIES, 

Respondents. 

No. 2:14-cv-2659 KJM CKD P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with an application for writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. By order filed September 20, 2015 the court determined 

that the interests of justice might require appointment of counsel and referred the matter to the 

Office of the Federal Defender to determine whether petitioner is financially eligible for such 

appointment. See ECF No. 22 at 2. On October 13, 2015, the Federal Defender reported to the 

court that petitioner is financially eligible for appointment of counsel. ECF No. 23. The court 

now finds that in light of the complexity of the issues presented the interests of justice require 

appointment of counsel. See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B); see also Weygandt v. Look, 718 F.2d 

952, 954 (9th Cir. 1983). 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. The Federal Defender is appointed to represent petitioner. 

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 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Federal Defender 

Attention: Habeas Appointment. 

 3. Petitioner’s counsel shall contact the Clerk’s Office to make arrangements for copies of 

documents in the file. 

 4. Within thirty days from the date of this order the parties shall file a joint status report 

addressing the following matters: 

 a. Discovery and investigations; 

 b. Anticipated motions; and 

 c. Further briefing on petitioner’s claim. 

DATED: October 28, 2015 

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