Youssef
(PC) Hill v. Youssef
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TION ALONZO GRIMMETT HILL, Sr., Case No. 2:23-cv-00492-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER v. GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO
MODIFY THE SCHEDULING ORDER AND
A. YOUSSEF, et al., DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO
APPOINT COUNSEL
Defendants. ECF Nos. 22 & 23
17 Plaintiff has filed a motion to modify the September 7, 2023 scheduling order, ECF No. 22, and a motion to appoint counsel, ECF No. 23. Good cause appearing, plaintiff’s motion to modify the scheduling order is granted. Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, see Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), and the court lacks the authority to require an attorney to represent plaintiff. See Mallard v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for the S. Dist. of Iowa, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). The court can request the voluntary assistance of counsel. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) (“The court may request an attorney to represent any person…