(PC)Stevenson
(PC)Stevenson v. Holland
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 DOUGLAS J. STEVENSON, CASE NO. 1:16-CV-01831-AWI-BAK
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. APPOINT COUNSEL
K. HOLLAND, et al.,
9 Defendant. (Doc. No. 245)
11 12 This action is brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Doc. No. 213 at 1. Plaintiff 13 Douglas Stevenson is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. Stevenson filed a motion to appoint 14 counsel on June 13, 2022, Doc. No. 245, and Defendants M. Crotty, C. Gonzales and A. Cantu filed 15 an opposition to the motion on June 28, 2022. Doc. No. 247. No hearing date was noticed for the 16 motion and no reply has been filed. The Court deems the motion to be fully briefed and suitable for 17 decision without oral argument. See E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g). 18 Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Palmer v. 19 Valdez, 560 F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir. 2009) (“Generally, a person has no right to counsel in civil 20 actions.” (citing Storseth v. Spellman, 654 F.2d 1349, 1353 (9th…