Summary:       The Defendant filed a motion for to appoint counsel, arguing that counsel is necessary for his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion because he is unable to afford counsel, his imprisonment will greatly limit his ability to litigate, and he has little access to jailhouse lawyers because he is in special housing. 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: 127

Date Filed: 12/5/08

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

Petitioner,

-vs-

United States of America,

Respondent.

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) Case No. 1:08-cv-04
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