(PC) Edwards v. Smith
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CHARLES A. EDWARDS, 1:20-cv-01822-GSA-PC
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
vs. (ECF No. 8.) D. SMITH, et al.,
Defendants.
17 On March 23, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion seeking the appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 8.) 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 § 1915(e)(1). Rand, 113 F.3d at 1525. Without a reasonable method of securing and compensating counsel, the court will seek volunteer counsel only in the most serious and exceptional cases. In determining…