Summary:        The Petitioner filed a motion for appointment of counsel, arguing that the appointment of counsel is necessary for his petition for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 because he does not have legal training and does not have access to a law library or other legal assistance. The Court denied the motion, finding that there is not a constitutional or statutory right to counsel in habeas proceedings, that the interests of justice do not require the appointment of counsel, and that neither the claims nor the facts giving rise to them appear to be complex.


Case Name: USA v. Patrick Timothy McMorrow

Case Number: 1-03-cr-80

Docket Number: 116

Date Filed: 9/15/08

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA

SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
 

United States of America,

Plaintiff,

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Patrick Timothy McMorrow,

Defendant.

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) ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S
) MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT
) OF COUNSEL
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) Case No. 1:03-cr-80
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Patrick Timothy McMorrow,

Petitioner,

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United States of America,

Respondent.

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) Case No. 1:08-cv-04
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