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Parties Involved:
T. Felker
Respondent
Clinton Morris Reddick
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CLINTON MORRIS REDDICK, 

Petitioner, No. CIV S-07-1147 LEW KJM P

vs.

T. FELKER, 

Respondent. ORDER

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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 January 11, 2008

motion for appointment of counsel is denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a

later stage of the proceedings.

DATED: January 24, 2008. 

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redd1147.110

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