Rodriguez v. Silva

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS JOSE LINCOLN RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-11619-MBB STEVEN SILVA, Respondent. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL (DOCKET ENTRY # 2) August 18, 2021 BOWLER, U.S.M.J. Pending before this court is a motion for appointment of counsel (Docket Entry # 2) filed by petitioner Jose Lincoln Rodriguez (“petitioner”). The motion is meritless. First, there is no constitutional right to appointment of counsel in a civil case. See Diaz v. Drew, Civil Action No. 16-11579-NMG,

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(D. Mass. May 26,…