Matevousian

(PC) Brown v. Matevousian

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMay 12, 20201:20-cv-00204California586 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JARVIS BROWN, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00204-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. ) FOR APPOINMNET OF COUNSEL, WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

ANDRE MATEVOUSIAN, et.al., ) ) (ECF No. 10) Defendants. ) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Jarvis Brown is appearing pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999 (1971), which provides a remedy for violation of civil rights by federal actors. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel, filed on May 11, 2020. Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), and the court cannot require any attorney to represent plaintiff pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Mallard v. United States District…

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