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Parties Involved:
Terri Gonzalez
Respondent
Gary Steven Loesch
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GARY STEVEN LOESCH,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-12-1103 EFB P

vs.

TERRI GONZALEZ,

Respondent. ORDER

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

28 U.S.C. § 2254. He has 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

Section 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. 

Accordingly, it hereby is ORDERED that petitioner’s April 25, 2012 motion for

appointment of counsel is denied without prejudice. 

DATED: May 2, 2012.

Case 2:12-cv-01103-EFB Document 5 Filed 05/02/12 Page 1 of 1