Hemela
(PC) Townsend v. Hemela
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 REBIO RONNIE TOWNSEND, Case No. 1:19-cv-01054-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT
COUNSEL
v. (ECF No. 6) HEMELA, et al., ORDER DENYING MISCELLANEOUS
MOTION
Defendants. (ECF No. 7) 16 17 Plaintiff Rebio Ronnie Townsend (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint has not yet been screened. Currently before the Court are Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel, filed August 29, 2019, and a miscellaneous motion filed September 11, 2019. (ECF Nos. 6, 7.) I. Motion to Appoint Counsel In his motion to appoint counsel, Plaintiff states only that he would like to have a federal public defender. (ECF No. 6.) Unlike in criminal proceedings where a federal public defender might be appointed, Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand…