Brown

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MISTY DANIELLE BROWN, Case No. 19-cv-05797-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

v. TO APPOINT COUNSEL

MEGAN BRENNAN, Re: Dkt. No. 10 Defendant.

Misty Danielle Brown sues the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service for 13 employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Dkt. No. 1.) On 14 October 10, 2019, the Court granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis and 15 ordered service of summons upon reviewing the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). 16 Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel. (Dkt. No. 10.) After careful 17 consideration the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion. A plaintiff has no constitutional right to appointment of counsel in a civil action. See United States v. McQuade, 579 F.2d 1180, 1181 (9th Cir. 1978). A court may, however, appoint 21 counsel for indigent parties under 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(1). Id. at 1181. Such appointments…