(PC) Broadnax v. State Controller's Office (CA)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 COTTRELL L. BROADNAX, No. 1:25-cv-00285-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE STATE CONTROLLER’S OFFICE, et al., (ECF No. 24)

Defendants.

16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 29, 2025, Plaintiff filed a request wherein he seeks the appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 24.) Plaintiff does not have a 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 section 1915(e)(1). Rand, 113…