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Parties Involved:
Ronald A. Beckley
Defendant
Preston Alonzo Howell
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PRESTON ALONZO HOWELL,

Petitioner,

v.

RONALD A. BECKLEY,

Respondent.

No. 2:16-cv-0828 CKD P

ORDER

Petitioner has requested the appointment of 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). 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 April 21, 2016 request for 

appointment of counsel (ECF No. 3) is denied.

Dated: April 26, 2016

1/md

howe0828.110

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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