(PC) Turner v. Williams
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL TURNER, Case No.: 20-cv-01643-WQH-DEB
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL
K. WILLIAMS, et al.,
Defendants. [DKT. NO. 57] 16 Before the Court is Petitioner Michael Turner’s second Motion “requesting coun[s]el.” Dkt. No. 57. Plaintiff requests the appointment of counsel due to his (1) “ignorance of the law”; (2) “inability to research legal information to respond to defendants[’] legal jargon”; and (3) parole status, which “limits [his] ability to gather evidence.” Dkt. No. 57. The Court denied Plaintiff’s first request for appointment of counsel (based on “legal ignorance” and missing “legal material”) due to lack of exceptional circumstances. Dkt. No. 21. The Court has carefully reviewed the pleadings and does not find exceptional circumstances support appointment of counsel. See Agyeman v. Corr.…