Pratti
(PC) Anglin v. Pratti
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
RAYMOND ANGLIN, ) Case No. 1:19-cv-01334-JLT-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S THIRD v. ) MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL,
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
M. PRATTI, et al., ) ) (ECF No. 53) Defendants. ) ) )
Plaintiff Raymond Anglin is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s third motion for appointment of counsel, filed May 13, 2022. 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 any 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 (1989). However, in certain exceptional circumstances the Court may request the voluntary…