Bulandr
Bulandr v. Robertson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IAN ANTHONY BULANDR, Case No. 19-07942 BLF (PR) 11 Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL v.
13 JIM ROBERTSON, et al., 14 Defendants. (Docket No. 15)
16 Plaintiff, a California state prisoner, filed a civil rights complaint in pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court found the complaint stated cognizable claims and ordered the matter served on Defendants. Dkt. No. 8. Plaintiff has filed a motion requesting appointment of counsel because he can’t afford counsel, the issues are too complex and will require significant research and investigation, counsel would be better able to present evidence and cross examine witnesses, and plaintiff has no access to the law library due to Covid-19. Dkt. No. 15. There is no constitutional right to counsel in a civil case unless an indigent litigant may lose his physical liberty if he loses the litigation. See Lassiter v. Dep’t of Social