ORDER

(Mot. Appoint Atty — ECF No. 3124)

PEGGY A. LEEN, Magistrate Judge.

This matter is before the court on Defendant Gregory P. Burleson's Motion to Appoint Attorney (ECF No. 3124). This Motion is referred to the undersigned pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A and LR IB 1-7(c) of the Local Rules of Practice.

On March 2, 2016, a federal grand jury returned a Superseding Indictment (ECF No. 27) against 19 defendants, including Burleson. The court severed the case into three groups for trial. Orders (ECF Nos. 1098, 1100-06, 1108-13). Burleson was included in the first trial group. Id. Mr. Burleson was convicted after a multi-week jury trial of multiple felony offenses on April 24, 2017. Jury Verdict (ECF No. 1903). He was sentenced on July 26, 2017, to a lengthy term of imprisonment. See Mins. of Proceedings (ECF No. 2211); Judgment (ECF No. 2220). He filed a Notice of Appeal (ECF No. 2228) on August 1, 2017. On October 31, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted the motion of Mr. Burleson's appointed trial counsel, Terrence M. Jackson, Esq., to be relieved as counsel of record and for appointment of new counsel. Order (ECF No. 2801). Chief District Judge Gloria M. Navarro subsequently appointed Mark Eibert, Esq., to represent Mr. Burleson for his appeal. Order (ECF No. 2881).

The defendants remaining in the second trial group, Cliven Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Ammon Bundy and Ryan Payne (the "second trial defendants"), proceeded to trial on October 30, 2017. Mins. of Proceedings (ECF No. 2796). The second trial defendants filed multiple Motions to Dismiss (ECF Nos. 2883, 2906, 3082, 3085). See also Redacted Mots. (ECF Nos. 3057, 3058, 3087, 3088).1 On January 8, 2016, Judge Navarro granted the motions and dismissed this case with prejudice as to the second trial defendants. Mins. of Proceedings (ECF No. 3116); Judgment of Dismissal (ECF No. 3117). All pending motions by the second trial defendants were subsequently denied as moot as well as the related joinder motions by the defendants in the third trial group, Mel and Dave Bundy, Joseph O'Shaughnessy, and Jason Woods (the "third trial defendants"). See Mins. of Proceedings (ECF No. 3121). Judge Navarro indicated "the remaining Defendants [were] permitted to refile motions which must provide legal authority and factual information explaining how the requested relief is directly applicable to the remaining defendants no later than January 18, 2018. Id.2

On January 12, 2018, months after he was relieved as counsel of record, Burleson's former trial counsel, Mr. Jackson filed the current motion asking the court to appoint another attorney to represent Burleson before the district court while his appeal is ongoing before the Ninth Circuit. The request was made based on the dismissal of the second trial defendants and Judge Navarro's Minute Order (ECF No. 3121) allowing the "remaining Defendants" to refile motions. The motion argues that the facts, circumstances and legal issues of Burleson's case are virtually identical to the four dismissed defendants, and should result in the same remedy. Mr. Jackson asks the court to appoint experienced counsel appointed immediately to raise any post-trial motions that may exist and to confer with appellate counsel Mark Eibert, Esq., "concerning procedural and jurisdictional issues and to fully protect all of Defendant Burleson's rights." Mot. at 2.

Rather than appoint separate counsel, the court will expand Mr. Eibert's appointment to include any post-trial motion(s) before the district court that counsel deems appropriate, and that Judge Navarro grants leave to file, based on the Judgment of Dismissal (ECF No. 3117).

Accordingly, and for good cause appearing,

IT IS ORDERED:

Nunc Pro Tunc Date: January 15, 2018.