(SS) Curlee v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LARRY JOHN CURLEE, Case No. 1:20-cv-00145-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
v. (ECF No. 35) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
16 On January 29, 2020, Plaintiff Larry John Curlee, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this action seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying an application for benefits pursuant to the Social Security Act. (ECF No. 1.) In his complaint, Plaintiff claims he is currently “at Coalinga State Hospital on a VOLUNTARY BASIS to receive treatment and evaluation.” (Id. at 3.) The Court has previously twice denied Plaintiff’s motions for appointment of counsel. (ECF Nos. 30, 34.) On November 24, 2021, Plaintiff filed a third motion for appointment of counsel, as well as an opening brief in this action. (ECF Nos. 35, 36.) Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this…