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Parties Involved:
Fred Foulke
Respondent
William White
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

WILLIAM WHITE, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

FRED FOULKE, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:15-cv-0041-JAM-EFB P 

ORDER 

Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 2254. On June 18, 2015, he requested that the court appoint 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). The court may appoint counsel at any stage of the proceedings 

“if the interests of justice so require.” See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A; see also, Rule 8(c), Rules 

Governing § 2254 Cases. The court does not find that the interests of justice would be served by 

the appointment of counsel at this stage of the proceedings. 

On June 18, 2015, he also requested an extension of time in which to file his traverse. 

That request will be granted. 

 Accordingly, it hereby is ORDERED that: 

1. Petitioner’s request for appointment of counsel (ECF No. 17) is denied without 

prejudice; and 

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2. Petitioner’s request for an extension of time (ECF No. 18) is granted and petitioner has 

60 days from the date this order is served to file his traverse. 

Dated: June 22, 2015. 

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