Booth
Booth v. Campbell
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PATRICK J. BOOTH, Case No. 1:21-cv-00123-JLT-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
v. COUNSEL TOLBERT CAMPBELL, et al., (Doc. 10) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Patrick J. Booth is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On May 5, 2022, Plaintiff filed the instant motion for an order appointing counsel to represent him in this case. (Doc. 10.) Plaintiff explains that he is an indigent inmate with limited resources and limited access to the prison law library. (Id. at 1.) Plaintiff also contends that this issues in this case are complex. He believes counsel would help him with briefs, and presenting evidence and conducting cross-examination of witnesses at trial. (Id. at 1-2.) Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action. Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir.…