Hart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHARON ANNETTE HART, ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-01581 LJO JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ) APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL WITHOUT v. ) PREJUDICE ) MEGAN J. BRENNAN, Postmaster General, ) (Doc. 21) United States Postal Service, ) ) Defendant. )

On October 15, 2019, Sharon Annette Hart filed a second motion for appointment of counsel. (Doc. 21) Plaintiff again makes the request because she is “a layperson” and reports she does “not understand anything about the language of the law.” (Id. at 1) Further, Plaintiff asserts she is “currently unemployed and … can’t afford to hire an attorney to represent [her] in this matter.” (Id.) As Plaintiff was previously informed, 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). The Court cannot require representation of a plaintiff…