Chronister
(PS) Meeks v. Chronister
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JANAI MEEKS, No. 2:19-cv-2514-KJM-KJN PS Plaintiff, ORDER v. (ECF No. 9) NATASHA CHRONISTER, et al., Defendants. 16 On December 13, Plaintiff filed a Complaint and accompanying motion to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). (ECF Nos. 1, 2). The Court granted the IFP request on January 29, 2020. (ECF No. 4.) Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s filing from February 14, 2020, entitled “motion to appoint counsel,” which is a Form 24 from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. (ECF No. 9.) Therein, Plaintiff asserts she has moved to proceed IFP, and her case is a civil appeal or petition for review. (Id.) This motion is construed as one to appoint counsel in the district court. Any successful application for appointment of counsel must comply with criteria set forth in Bradshaw v. Zoological Society of San Diego, 662 F.2d 1301 (9th Cir. 1981). Before appointing counsel to a plaintiff, the court must…