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Parties Involved:
Jared
Respondent
Paul Samuel Johnson
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PAUL SAMUEL JOHNSON, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

JARED, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:20-cv-0934 KJM AC P 

ORDER 

 

Petitioner has requested the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 11. There currently exists 

no absolute right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 

453, 460 (9th Cir. 1996). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2) authorizes the appointment of 

counsel at any stage of the case if “the interests of justice so require.” In light of the pending 

recommendation that the petition be dismissed, the court does not find that the interests of justice 

would be served by the appointment of counsel at the present time. 

 Petitioner has also filed a motion for reconsideration of the May 18, 2020 findings and 

recommendations in which he raises various objections to the findings and recommendations. 

The motion for reconsideration will be construed as objections to the findings and 

recommendations. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Petitioner’s request for appointment of counsel (ECF No. 11) is denied. 

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2. Petitioner’s motion for reconsideration (ECF No. 12) is construed as objections to the 

May 18, 2020 findings and recommendations. 

DATED: June 10, 2020 

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