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Parties Involved:
Raul Morales
Respondent
Brandon Nixon
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRANDON NIXON,

Petitioner,

v.

RAUL MORALES,

Respondent.

No. 2:24-CV-1531-DMC-P

ORDER

Petitioner, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s motion for the 

appointment of counsel, ECF No. 3.

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.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner’s motion for appointment 

of counsel, ECF No. 3, is denied without prejudice to renewal, at the earliest, after a response to 

the petition has been filed.

Dated: June 3, 2024

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DENNIS M. COTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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