Dickerson
(PC) Ramsey v. Dickerson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
DAVID BRANDON RAMSEY, 1:19-cv-00666-DAD-GSA-PC
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
vs. (ECF No. 35.) C/O A. DICKERSON, et al.,
Defendants.
17 David Brandon Ramsey (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 14, 2022, plaintiff filed a motion seeking the appointment of counsel (ECF No. 35.) Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), and the court cannot require an attorney to represent plaintiff pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Mallard v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 490 U.S. 296, 298, 109 S.Ct. 1814, 1816 (1989). However, in certain exceptional circumstances the court may request the voluntary assistance of counsel pursuant to section 1915(e)(1). Rand, 113 F.3d at…