Rasey
(PC) Williams v. Rasey
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 DAVID WILLIAMS, Case No. 1:21-cv-00203-NONE-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL, v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE
C. RASEY, (ECF No. 29)
Defendant.
17 Plaintiff David Williams (“Plaintiff”) is a state inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on February 18, 2021. (ECF No. 1). On July 21, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 29). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because his depression is hampering his ability to litigate his case and because he has limited access to legal resources. (Id. at 1-2). 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have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), withdrawn in part on other grounds, 154 F.3d 952 (9th Cir. 1998), and the Court cannot require an attorney to…