Alexander Rodarte v. North Kern State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEXANDER RODARTE, Case No. 1:25-cv-00661-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 17) NORTH KERN STATE PRISON, Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court are pro se Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel filed on September 29, 2025. (Doc. No. 17 “Motion”). Plaintiff seeks appointment of counsel because: (1) he cannot afford legal representation, (2) he believes his case is complex, (3) he lacks legal training and resources, (4) his incarceration limits his ability to litigate and (5) he has limited access to the law library. (See id.). For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies Plaintiff’s Motion. The United States Constitution does not require appointment of counsel in civil cases. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 354 (1996) (explaining Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817 (1996), did not create a right to appointment of counsel in civil cases). Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this Court…