Goods

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES FRANCIS GOODS, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-0662 AWI JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ) APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL v. ) CITY OF BAKERSFIELD POLICE ) (Doc. 17) DEPARTMENT, et al., ) ) Defendants. )

On August 29, 2019, Plaintiff filed motion for appointment of counsel. (Doc. 17) Plaintiff “request[s] that counsel be appointed in this matter so that [his] interest may be protected by the professional assistance required.” (Id. at 1) Importantly, there is no constitutional right to counsel in most civil cases, but the Court may request an attorney to represent indigent persons. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Plaintiff is advised that the Court cannot require representation of a plaintiff pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Mallard v. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). Nevertheless, in “exceptional circumstances,” the…