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Parties Involved:
Terrence Brownlee
Petitioner
Mike McDonald
Respondent

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The Clerk of the Court will be directed to update the docket to reflect the correctly 1

named respondent. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TERRENCE BROWNLEE, No. CIV S-09-2521-LKK-CMK-P

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER

MIKE McDONALD,1

Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging the denial of parole. Petitioner seeks the

appointment of counsel (Doc. 24). 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 motion for appointment

of counsel (Doc. 24) is denied without prejudice to renewal, at the earliest, after an answer to the

petition has been filed. 

DATED: April 21, 2010

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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