Floyd

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 MICHAEL DEVIN FLOYD, Case No. 24-cv-01278-TSH 8 Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

? v. APPOINT COUNSEL 10 SABER FITNESS HEGENBERGER, LLC, | Re: Dkt. No. 137 11 Defendant. 12 5 13 On October 10, 2025, Plaintiff Michael Devin Floyd moved the Court to appoint advisory 14 || counsel to assist him during the bench trial scheduled to start on January 12, 2026, stating: “If 3 15 || counsel is appointed, I only seek that counsel in the form of advisory counsel or standby counsel. a 16 || My past struggles with every lawyer who represented me prevent me from trusting another party 3 17 || to represent my interests in this lawsuit.” ECF No. 137. On October 16 the Court referred S 18 || Plaintiff to the Federal Pro Bono Project for an assessment of eligibility for appointment of pro 19 bono counsel. ECF No. 141. The Court has now been informed that, after meeting with Plaintiff, 20 || the Pro Bono Project has determined he…