Robinson
Robinson v. Silva
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CALVIN M. ROBINSON,
Case No. 24-cv-02154 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR v. APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
PHILLIPE SILVA, et al.,
Defendants. (Docket No. 22)
17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed the instant pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison staff at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), where he was formerly confined, for Eighth Amendment violations. Dkt. No. 1. The Court found the complaint stated cognizable claims and ordered service on Defendants. Dkt. No. 12. Plaintiff has filed a letter requesting “to receive counsel legal representation to assist me with my lawsuits.” Dkt. No. 22. He provides no basis for this request. Id. There is no constitutional right to counsel in a civil case unless an indigent litigant may lose his physical liberty if he loses the litigation. See Lassiter v. Dep’t of Social Services, …