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Parties Involved:
Jared
Respondent
Paul Samuel Johnson
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PAUL SAMUEL JOHNSON, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

JARED, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:20-cv-0934 KJM AC P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner has requested the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 9. There currently exists 

no absolute right to appointment of counsel in habeas proceedings. Nevius v. Sumner, 105 F.3d 

453, 460 (9th Cir. 1996). However, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2) authorizes the appointment of 

counsel at any stage of the case if “the interests of justice so require.” In light of the pending 

recommendation that the petition be dismissed, 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 motion for appointment of 

counsel (ECF No. 9) is denied. 

DATED: May 28, 2020 

Case 2:20-cv-00934-KJM-AC Document 10 Filed 05/29/20 Page 1 of 1