Opinion
No. C 09-05935 RMW (PR) Docket No. 99
10-25-2011
RICHARD B. HALL, Plaintiff, v. ANTHONY HEDGPETH, et al., Defendants.
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S
MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL
Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison officials. Plaintiff's motion for appointment of counsel (docket no. 99) is DENIED for want of exceptional circumstances. See Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997); see also Lassiter v. Dep't of Social Services, 452 U.S. 18, 25 (1981) (there is no constitutional right to counsel in a civil case). The issues in this case are not particularly complex and plaintiff has thus far been able to adequately present his claims. This denial is without prejudice to the court's sua sponte appointment of counsel at a future date should the circumstances of this case warrant such appointment.
This order terminates docket no. 99.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
RONALD M. WHYTE
United States District Judge
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
RICHARD B HALL, Plaintiff,
v.
ANTHONY HEDGPETH et al, Defendant.
Case Number: CV09-05935 RMW
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.
That on October 25, 2011, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office.
Richard B. Hall T-09259
SATF-CSP
Post Office Box 7100
Corcoran, CA 93212
By: Jackie Lynn Garcia, Deputy Clerk