(PS) Williams v. State of CA Workers Compensation Appeals Board

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 APRIL PREMO WILLIAMS, No. 2:22-cv-00302-KJM-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER STATE OF CALIFORNIA WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 The court is in receipt of plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel. ECF No. 11. The court is also in receipt of plaintiff’s request to cancel the initial status conference currently set for August 24, 2022. ECF No. 10. I. Motion Both plaintiff’s motion to appoint council and her request to cancel the status conference are based on her assertion that she has various communication and information retention disabilities. ECF Nos. 10 and 11. Plaintiff asserts she cannot use Zoom. ECF No. 10 at 1. II. Analysis In civil cases, a pro se litigant’s right to counsel “is a privilege and not a right.” United States ex Rel. Gardner v. Madden, 352 F.2d 792, 793 (9th Cir. 1965) (citation omitted). “Appointment of counsel should be…