(PC) Haggerty v. Lynch
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEE E. HAGGERTY, No. 2:21-cv-01248-DJC-AC 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER
JEFF LYNCH
15 Defendants. 16 17 On April 28, 2025, Plaintiff Lee Haggerty filed a Motion for an Extension of Time and a Motion to Appoint Counsel. (Mot. (ECF No. 67).) Specifically, Plaintiff cited to his limited reading and writing abilities and explained that he lost access to his legal materials after the individual who possessed them was placed in administrative segregation. (Id. at 1.) 1 Regarding Plaintiff’s request for counsel, while the Court sympathizes with the challenges Plaintiff has identified, a person generally has no right to counsel in civil actions. See Palmer v. Valdez, 560 F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir. 2009) (citing Storseth v.
27 1 The Court appreciates efforts by Mr. Lodholz to secure law library access for the Plaintiff. (See ECF No. 68 at 2). Spellman, 654 F.2d 1349, 1353 (9th Cir. 1981)). However, under “exceptional circumstances” the court may request counsel for…