Javier Pena-Calleja v. Melissa Ring

Javier Pena-Calleja appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to appoint counsel to represent him in his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court’s order denying appointment of counsel was not a final order, nor was it appealable under the collateral order doctrine. Therefore, we dismiss Pena-Calleja’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

The district court’s order denying appointment of counsel did not offer a ruling on the merits of Pena-Calleja’s petition. Thus, it was not a final order, and we generally lack jurisdiction over appeals of non-final…