Orozco

(PC) Ruiz v. Orozco

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaOctober 14, 20221:19-cv-00048California789 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROGELIO MAY RUIZ, 1:19-cv-00048-AWI-GSA (PC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND

INTERPRETER

J. OROZCO, et al., (ECF No. 40.) Defendants.

17 On October 7, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion seeking the appointment of counsel and an interpreter. Previously, on July 16, 2020 and August 13, 2020, the court denied this same motion filed by Plaintiff. (ECF Nos. 29, 32.) Plaintiff presents no evidence that his circumstances have changed since he filed his previous motion on August 12, 2020. Plaintiff again asserts that he does not speak English, has a low TABE score, and does not understand the law, rules of court, or legal terminology. I. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 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…

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