(PC) Chavez v. Kings County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 PABLO MENDOZA CHAVEZ, Case No. 1:20-cv-00369-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 KINGS COUNTY, et al., (ECF No. 20)
Defendants.
17 Pablo Chavez (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 7, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 20). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he needs an attorney’s professional help to guide him through this case. Plaintiff believes that an attorney can help him prevail. Plaintiff states that he is willing to pay the attorney 33% when the case is over. Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), withdrawn in part on other grounds, 154 F.3d 952 (9th Cir. 1998), and the Court cannot require an…