(PC) Cortinas v. Gill, Jr.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY WILLIAMS CORTINAS, Case No. 1:18-cv-00515-NONE-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO APPOINT COUNSEL
v. (Doc. No. 44) RAVIJOT GILL, JR., et al., Defendants. 16 17 This matter was reassigned to the undersigned on November 17, 2020. (Doc. No. 34).1 Pending before the Court, inter alia, is Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel filed May 21, 2021. (Doc. No. 44). Plaintiff Larry Williams Cortinas is currently incarcerated within a California state prison and is proceeding pro se on his civil rights complaint as screened. (Doc. No. 17). Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis. (Doc. No. 12). 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 discretionary authority to appoint counsel…