Hozi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SOUZAN HOZI, Case No.: 23-CV-31-WVG

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

v. TO APPOINT COUNSEL SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSIONER, Defendant.

17 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Appoint Counsel (“Motion”). (Doc. No. 3.) In support of her Motion, Plaintiff explains she is not employed and relies exclusively on her husband’s annual income totaling $72,000 to fund her living expenses. (Id.) Plaintiff also notes she has not retained counsel in this matter and does not identify any efforts she has undertaken to obtain counsel to represent her here. (Id.) Having reviewed and considered these circumstances, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion. There is no constitutional right to appointment of counsel in a civil case unless a self-represented litigant may lose her physical liberty if she loses the litigation. Lassiter v. Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 452 U.S.…