Carroll
Carroll v. Saul
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SHAWNEE L. CARROLL,
Case No. 21-cv-03316-JCS Plaintiff, 8 v. ORDER RE MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
ANDREW M. SAUL,
Re: Dkt. No. 6 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff Shawnee Carroll, a pro se plaintiff who is proceeding in forma pauperis having been found by the Court to be indigent, asks the Court to appoint counsel to represent her in this action. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1), the Court is authorized to appoint an attorney to represent any person unable to afford counsel under “exceptional circumstances.” 28 U.S.C § 1915(e)(1); United States v. Madden, 352 F.2d 792, 794 (9th Cir. 1965). “A finding of exceptional circumstances requires an evaluation of both ‘the likelihood of success on the merits [and] the ability of the petitioner to articulate [their] claims pro se in light of the complexity of the legal issues involved.’ ” Wilborn v. Escalderon, 789 F.2d 1328, 1331 (9th Cir. 1986)…