(PC) Romero Diaz v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 OSCAR ROMERO DIAZ No. 1:23-cv-01758-JLT-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL,
v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF (ECF No. 4)
CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION, et al.,
Defendants.
18 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 19 Plaintiff filed the instant action on December 22, 2023. On January 2, 2024, the Court 20 ordered Plaintiff to pay the $405.00 filing fee or submit a complete application to proceed in 21 forma pauperis within forty-five days. (ECF No. 3.) 22 On January 8, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 4.) 23 Plaintiff is informed that he does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this 24 action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), and the court cannot require any 25 attorney to represent plaintiff pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Mallard v.…