Eslick

(PC) Nuno v. Eslick

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMay 14, 20211:21-cv-00769California473 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GUILLERMO NUNO, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-00769-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. ) FOR APPOINMENT OF COUNSEL, WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

ESLICK, et al., ) ) (ECF No. 3) Defendants. ) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Guillermo Nuno is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the instant complaint on May 13, 2021, along with a separate motion requesting appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 3.) The Court notes that 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 Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). Nevertheless, in certain…

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