Ahmad J. Aljindi v. United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

#58 Case No. SACV 20-796 PSG (DFMx) Date August 19, 2020 Title Ahmad J. Aljindi v. United States of America, et al. Present: The Honorable Philip S. Gutierrez, United States District Judge

Wendy K. Hernandez Not Present n/a Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorneys Present for Defendant(s): Not Present Not Present Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order DENYING Plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel Before the Court is Plaintiff Ahmad J. Aljindi’s (“Plaintiff”) motion for appointment of counsel. See generally Dkt. # 58. The Court finds the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; L.R. 7-15. Having considered the papers submitted in support of the motion, the Court denies the motion. A district court will secure counsel for an indigent civil litigant only in “exceptional circumstances.” Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991). “A finding of exceptional circumstances requires an evaluation of both…