Maggay
Maggay v. Micke
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODERICK MAGGAY, Case No. 21-cv-04994 BLF (PR) 11 Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL; v.
DENYING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AS OFFICER MICKE, et al.,
MOOT
14 Defendants. (Docket Nos. 31, 32)
16 Plaintiff, a federal prisoner, filed a civil rights complaint in pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against several officers at the Santa Rita County Jail. Dkt. No. 1. Currently, Plaintiff’s second amended complaint is due no later than November 15, 2022. Dkt. No. 30. Plaintiff has filed a motion for appointment of counsel based on lack of legal knowledge, complexity of the issues, need for expert testimony, need for an investigation and discovery, the existence of conflicting testimony, and the meritorious nature of the claims. Dkt. No. 31. There is no constitutional right to counsel in a civil case unless an indigent litigant may…