Sanchez-Rivera
Sanchez-Rivera v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUAN SANCHEZ-RIVERA, Case No.: 22-cv-1254-BAS-BGS
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING SECOND
v. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
[ECF 20] Defendant. 16 17 18 Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint alleges he is a detainee in the custody of Immigration Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility (“IRDF”) operated by Defendant Management and Training Corporation (“MTC”). (Amd. Compl. [ECF 22] ¶¶ 1, 10.) He asserts a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act against the United States and state law claims against MTC. (Amd. Compl. ⁋⁋ 1, 5, 12, 25, 27-28.) Plaintiff has filed a second Motion for Appointment of Counsel. (ECF 20.) For the reasons set forth below, the Motion for Appointment of Counsel is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint alleges that following a hunger strike in protest of conditions related to COVID-19,…