Corpuz
(PC) Fairfield v. Corpuz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELISSA FAIRFIELD, Case No. 1:19-cv-00632-DAD-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO APPOINT COUNSEL
v. (Doc. No. 50) A. KHOO, I. SINGH, S. SINGH,
Defendant. 16 This matter comes before the court upon initial review of this case that was reassigned to the undersigned on November 17, 2020. (See Doc. No. 51). Pending review is, inter alia, plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel filed November 2, 2020. (Doc. No. 50). Plaintiff Melissa Fairfield is currently incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility and is proceeding pro se on her civil rights complaint filed on May 9, 2019. (Doc. 1). Plaintiff was granted in forma pauperis status. (Doc. No. 5). 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. §…