Jones v. Cronin

[uses UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK | Doc #: . □ KAREEM OMAR JONES, Petitioner, 20-CV-05348 (AT) (SN) -against- ORDER SUPERINTENDENT S. CRONIN, Respondent. nnn nnn KX SARAH NETBURN, United States Magistrate Judge: Before the Court are the Petitioner’s two motions: first, requesting that the Court appoint him counsel, and second, requesting that the Court grant him an evidentiary hearing. See ECF Nos. 20, 23. Both motions are DENIED. First, there is no constitutional right to counsel in habeas corpus proceedings. The Criminal Justice Act (“CJA”) provides that a…