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Parties Involved:
Richard Kirkland
Respondent
Steven Lee Varnum
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN LEE VARNUM,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-04-2659 GEB CHS P

vs.

RICHARD KIRKLAND,

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 corpus 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 instant case, judgment has been entered and petitioner’s appeal

to the Ninth Circuit has been processed. The motion for appointment of counsel will be denied

without prejudice to its renewal in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s March 10, 2009 request

for appointment of counsel is denied without prejudice to its renewal in the Court of Appeals for

the Ninth Circuit.

DATED: March 18, 2009

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