Ortega
Williams v. Ortega
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 LANCE WILLIAMS, Case No.: 18cv547-LAB-MDD
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S v. MOTION TO APPOINT A
PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
O. ORTEGA, et al.,
Defendants. 14 [ECF No. 91]
16 On October 21, 2020, Lance Williams (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner 17 proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a motion for appointment of a 18 private investigator. (ECF No. 91). Plaintiff contends he needs an 19 investigator to help locate and interview witnesses “to minimize jury trial 20 time due to testifying.” (Id. at 1). 21 Title 28, U.S.C. § 1915, authorizes federal courts to permit 22 commencement of a suit without prepayment of fees and costs upon a 23 showing of indigency and allows indigents who are unable to pay the entire 24 filing fee upon filing to pay in installments. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) & (b). 25 Section 1915 does not authorize or require federal courts to finance or 26 subsidize a civil action or appeal by paying expert fees or other costs. Hadsell ||v. …