(PC) Bullard v. St. Andra
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EFREN D. BULLARD, No. 1:17-CV-00328-NONE-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL
FNU BENSON, C LOVE, B.S. DAVIS, FNU KISTER-COOPER, Doc. No. 95 15 Defendants.
17 18 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s (third) motion to appoint counsel (Doc. No. 95), filed 19 December 22, 2020. Plaintiff states he requires counsel due to the pending trial and because he 20 takes psychotropic medications to treat his mental illnesses. The Court previously denied Plaintiff’s 21 previous motions for appointment of counsel. See Doc. Nos. 51, 86. 22 The United States Constitution does not require appointment of counsel in civil cases. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 354 (1996) (explaining Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. at 817, did not create a right to appointment of counsel in civil cases). Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this Court has 26 discretionary authority to appoint counsel for an indigent to commence, prosecute, or defend a…