(PS) Hawkins v. Kaiser Permanente

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KET T. HAWKINS, JR., et al., Case No. 2:22-cv-00034-KJM-JDP (PS)

Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT

COUNSEL

v. ECF No. 5 KAISER PERMANENTE

SACRAMENTO, et al.,

Defendants. 16 Plaintiffs, proceeding without counsel, filed this action against multiple healthcare facilities, purporting to allege claims on behalf of the estate of Ket. T. Hawkins, Sr (“the decedent”). ECF No. 1. On January 5, 2023, I screened plaintiffs’ complaint, notified them that they could not assert claim on behalf of the estate without first obtaining counsel, and granted them thirty days to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 4. Plaintiffs now move for appointment of counsel and for an extension of time to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 5. Generally, pro se litigants do not have a right to counsel in civil actions. Palmer v. Valdez, 560 F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir. 2009). However, the court can request an attorney represent an indigent civil litigant under certain exceptional…