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Parties Involved:
Gordon Andrew Douglas
Petitioner
Greg Lewis
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GORDON ANDREW DOUGLAS, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

GREG LEWIS, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:13-cv-685-KJM-EFB 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. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s February 18, 2014 request for 

appointment of counsel (ECF No. 16) is denied without prejudice to a renewal of the motion at a 

later stage of the proceedings. 

Dated: February 26, 2014.

Case 2:13-cv-00685-KJM-EFB Document 17 Filed 02/26/14 Page 1 of 1