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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY REED JONES,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. DARDEN,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-02022-JSC 

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

Dkt. No. 9

Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel (dkt. 22) is DENIED. There is no 

constitutional right to counsel in a civil case. Lassiter v. Dep't of Social Services, 452 U.S. 18, 25 

(1981). Section 1915 confers on a district court only the power to "request" that counsel represent 

a litigant who is proceeding in forma pauperis, not the power to “appoint” counsel. 28 U.S.C. § 

1915(e)(1). Plaintiff is capable of presenting his claims effectively, and the issues, at least at this 

stage, are not complex. If the circumstances of this case materially change, this decision will be 

reconsidered sua sponte.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 17, 2015

________________________

JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:15-cv-02022-JSC Document 10 Filed 07/17/15 Page 1 of 1