(PS) Reedy v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUSTIN G. REEDY, No. 2:21-cv-0223-TLN-CKD PS Plaintiff, ORDER v. (ECF No. 29) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff requests the court to appoint counsel for his civil case.1 (ECF No. 29.) It is “well-established that there is generally no constitutional right to counsel in civil cases.” United States v. Sardone, 94 F.3d 1233, 1236 (9th Cir. 1996). Under “exceptional circumstances,” however, a court may appoint counsel for an indigent civil litigant pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). When determining whether “exceptional circumstances” exist, a court considers both the likelihood of success on the merits as well as the ability of the pro se litigant to articulate the claims pro se in light of the complexity of the legal issues involved. Palmer v. Valdez, 560 F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir. 2009). In this case, plaintiff states the factual allegations in his second amended complaint are comprised…