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· 6/9/1986

Michael Knaubert v. Goldsmith, Warden

Citations

  • 791 F.2d 722
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 25989

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that § 3006A and due process do not require counsel where a district court properly declines an evidentiary hearing
  • holding “[u]nless 3 || an evidentiary hearing is required, the decision to appoint counsel is within the discretion 4 the district court’
  • holding 11 |/‘[uJnless an evidentiary hearing is required, the decision to appoint counsel is within the 12 discretion of the district court’
  • holding 15 “[u]nless an evidentiary hearing is required, the decision to appoint counsel is within the 16 discretion of the district court”
  • finding district court did not abuse its discretion in 20 failing to appoint habeas counsel where no evidentiary hearing was necessary
  • questioning whether denial of the federal habeas petitioner’s motion for appointment of counsel amounted to a denial of due process

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Judges: Browning, Tang, Beezer

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