Maynard
Joshua Maynard v. United Services Automobile Association Federal Savings Bank
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JOSHUA MAYNARD, Case No. 21-cv-04519-JSW
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. APPOINT COUNSEL, REFERRING
PLAINTIFF TO LEGAL SERVICES,
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE AND GRANTING REQUEST TO
ASSOCIATION FEDERAL SAVINGS EXTEND DATES
BANK, Re: Dkt. Nos. 106, 107 Defendant. Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s motions for appointment of counsel and to extend dates. The Court does not find cause to appoint counsel in this matter. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1), the Court may request that an attorney represent a person who is unable to afford counsel. Unless a party may lose her physical liberty if she loses the case, however, there is generally no constitutional right to an attorney in a civil action. See Lassiter v. Dep’t of Soc. Serv. of Durham Cnty., N.C., 452 U.S. 18, 25 (1981); Nicholson v. Rushen, 767 F.2d 1426, 1427 (9th Cir. 1985) (citation omitted). Nonetheless, the court may request counsel…