Luna
Luna v. Loll
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RENE LUNA, JR., Case No. 1:21-cv-01291-AWI-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF
v. COUNSEL OFFICER LOLL, et al., (Doc. 33) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Rene Luna, Jr., is a former county jail inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 28, 2022, Plaintiff filed a notice informing the Court of his release from the Bob Wiley Detention Facility and updating his address. (Doc. 33.) Plaintiff’s notice also included a request for appointment of legal counsel to represent him in this case. (Id.) Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action. Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), rev’d in part on other grounds, 154 F.3d 952, 954 n.1 (9th Cir. 1998). The court cannot require an attorney to represent plaintiff pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915(e)(1). Mallard v.…