The following excerpt is from Rios v. Warden CSP-Corcoran, Case No. 1:11-cv-00667-EPG-PC (E.D. Cal. 2018):
constitutional right to self-representation does not extend to criminal appeal); United States v. Spangle, 626 F.3d 488, 494 (9th Cir. 2010) (holding right to self-representation does not extend to parole revocation proceedings). See also Owens v. Curry, No. C 08-4949 RWM (PR), 2010 WL 539351, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 9, 2010) ("This court is unaware of any federal law or constitutional right to self-representation at a parole eligibility hearing.").
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