(PC) Suarez v. Clark
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOSE ALFREDO SUAREZ, No. 1:22-cv-00160-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S FOURTH
MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
v. COUNSEL O. VALLADOLID, et al., (ECF No. 113) Defendants. 12 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case is currently set for jury trial on August 13, 2024. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel, filed June 24, 2024. As Plaintiff is aware, there is no constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), and the Court cannot require any attorney to represent plaintiff pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Mallard v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). However, in certain exceptional circumstances the Court may request the voluntary assistance of counsel pursuant to…