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FILED
JAN 3 1 2013
Clerk, U,S, DiItricI Court
DIIIrk:t Of Montana
Helena

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
BUTTE DIVISION

ROBERT DARON RIGGS, Petitioner,
vs.
WARDEN LEROY KIRKEGARD;
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA, Respondent.
CV 11-80-BU-SEH ORDER
Memorandum and Order
On January 13,2013, Magistrate Judge Keith Strong entered Findings and Recommendation,I in which he recommended Robert Daron Riggs' petition be denied on the merits, that judgment in favor ofRespondents be entered, and that a certificate ofappealability be denied. Notice ofrequirements for filing objections was given. On January 24, 2013, Riggs filed what are denominated as motions for: (l) An Extension ofTime to File Objections; (2) Leave to Amend Habeas
I Document No. 12.
Petition; and (3) Appointment of Counsel to Amend and/or Object.2
2 Docket No. 13.
Discussion
Riggs is entitled to appointment of counsel only when "the case is so complex that due process violations will occur absent the presence of counseL" Bonin v. Vazquez, 999 F.2d 425, 428-429 (9th Cir. I 993)(discussing Chaney v. Lewis, 801 F.2d 1191, 1196 (9th Cir. 1986Xper curiam

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