(PC) Flowers v. County of Fresno

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL D. FLOWERS, 1:19-cv-01027-JLT (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. COUNTY OF FRESNO, et al., (Doc. 17)

Defendants.

16 Plaintiff has filed a motion seeking the appointment of counsel. (Doc. 17.) Plaintiff states he is unable to afford counsel; the issues in this case are complex; Plaintiff has limited knowledge of the law; and he has no access to the law library. Id. 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 an attorney to represent Plaintiff pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Mallard v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for the S. Dist. of Iowa, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). The Court may request the voluntary assistance of counsel under section 1915(e)(1). Rand, 113 F.3d at 1525. However, without a reasonable method of securing and compensating counsel, the Court will seek volunteer…