Dawson

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 AMANDA JEANE DAWSON, Case No. 25-cv-01923-JSC

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

9 v. APPOINT COUNSEL PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(E)(1) 10 NAPA COUNTY, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 24 Defendants. 11

12 13 Amanda Dawson sues Napa County, Napa Superior Court, Napa Police Department, Napa 14 County Child Welfare Services (“CWS”), and Napa County Public Defender’s Office 15 (“Defendants”) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 “for violations of her constitutional rights.” (Dkt. No. 1.1) 16 Now pending before the Court is a motion for appointment of counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 17 1915(e)(1). (Dkt. No. 24.) Defendants oppose appointment of counsel. (Dkt. No. 34.) After 18 carefully considering the parties’ submissions, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion because she 19 is not entitled to an attorney under 28 U.S.C § 1915(e)(1), the Federal Pro Bono Project, or the 20 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 21 BACKGROUND 22 A. Complaint Allegations 23 …