Navarrette
Navarrette v. 5 - Keys Charter School
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
TOMAS NAVARRETTE, Case No. 20-cv-02579-PJH Plaintiff,
v. ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
5 - KEYS CHARTER SCHOOL, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 32, 38 Defendants.
13 Plaintiff has filed two motions to appoint counsel. Dkt. 32 & 38. Defendant Five Keys Schools and Programs filed a statement of non-opposition to plaintff’s first motion. Dkt. 41. In response to both of plaintiff’s motions, the court instructed plaintiff to contact the Legal Help Center for free legal advice. Dkt. 34 & 47. There is no constitutional right to counsel in a civil case. Lassiter v. Dep’t of Social Services, 452 U.S. 18, 25 (1981), see also Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997) (no constitutional right to counsel in § 1983 action), withdrawn in part on other grounds on reh’g en banc, 154 F.3d 952 (9th Cir. 1998) (en banc). District courts may “request” that counsel represent a litigant who is proceeding in forma pauperis…