Vasquez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 HENRY VASQUEZ, Case No.: 18-cv-2097-GPC-MDD

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S v. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

COUNSEL

DANIEL PARAMO, et al.,

Defendants. [ECF No. 42]

Plaintiff, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights Complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, is currently incarcerated at in Salinas Valley State Prison. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff’s first request for appointed counsel was denied without prejudice on March 14, 2019. (ECF No. 21). On August 13, 2019, Plaintiff filed his second request for appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 42). Generally, a person has no right to counsel in civil actions. Palmer v. Valdez, 560 F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir. 2009). Thus, federal courts do not have the authority “to make coercive appointments of counsel.” Mallard v. United States District Court, 490 U.S. 296, 310 (1989). District courts have discretion, however, pursuant…