Legal Opinion
Allen Stanley v. N. Brietenbach, et al.
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided September 16, 2026No. 3:26-cv-00071Unknown
1Opinion
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 Case No.: 3:26-cv-00071-ART-CSD ALLEN STANLEY, 4 Order Plaintiff 5 RE: ECF No. 51 v. 6 N. BRIETENBACH, et al., 7 Defendants 8 9 Plaintiff has filed a motion for appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 51.) 10 “[A] person [generally] has no right to counsel in civil actions.” Palmer v. Valdez, 560
11 F.3d 965, 970
(9th Cir. 2009) (citing Storseth v. Spellman,
654 F.2d 1349, 1353
(9th Cir. 1981)). 12 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1), however, does allow the court to “request an attorney to represent any 13 person unable to afford counsel.” That being said, the…
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- Larry A. Storseth, 623435 v. John D. SpellmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Burke v. RegaladoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2019
- Garrick Harrington v. A. ScribnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
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