(PC) Alvarez v. Amador County Superior Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BLACKI FLORINCEO ALVAREZ, Sr., No. 2:21-cv-1976 JAM CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AMADOR COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, et al.,, 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is a county inmate proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed with this action in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. On November 15, 2021, and November 17, 2021, plaintiff filed a request for a court- appointed investigator, a legal runner, and payment of expert witness fees. The expenditure of public funds on behalf of an indigent litigant is proper only when authorized by Congress. Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d 210 (9th Cir. 1989). The in forma pauperis statute does not authorize the expenditure of public funds for investigators, legal runners, or expert witnesses. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff has also requested the appointment of counsel. District courts lack authority to require counsel to represent…