Pina

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARCELINA PINA, Case No.: 25-CV-386 JLS (SBC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER (1) DENYING REQUEST

v. FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

AND (2) ORDERING PLAINTIFF TO

MARTINE PINA,

SHOW CAUSE

Defendant. (ECF No. 5) 16 Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Marcelina Pina’s Request for Appointment of Counsel (“Req.,” ECF No. 5). Having carefully considered Plaintiff’s Request and the law, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Request for the reasons that follow. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, initiated this action on February 21, 2025, by filing a Complaint utilizing this district’s form complaint. See ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”). She appears to raise a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 228, a criminal statute making unlawful failure to pay legal child support obligations when certain conditions are met related to the interstate nature of the unpaid obligation. The Court denied…