Jones v. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General United States Postal Service (Pacific Area) Agency

Opinion

1 2 3 6 7 KYUNG SOOK JONES, Case No. 21-cv-02849-HSG 8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S 9 y. MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL Re: Dkt. No. 37 GENERAL UNITED STATES POSTAL 12 Defendant.

14 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion to Appoint Counsel. Dkt. No. 37. On 3 15 || November 1, 2021, the Court denied Plaintiff's previous motion to appoint counsel. See Dkt. Nos. a 16 27, 32. At that time, the Court reviewed Plaintiff's request in accordance with the factors set out 3 17 by the Ninth Circuit in Bradshaw y. Zoological Society of San Diego, 662 F.2d 1301, 1318 (9th S 18 |] Cir. 1981). Under Bradshaw, in exercising its discretion regarding whether to appoint counsel, a 19 district court must assess: “(1) the plaintiffs financial resources, (2) the efforts made by the 20 plaintiff to secure counsel, and (3) whether the plaintiffs claim has merit.” Jd. 21 After reviewing Plaintiff's current Motion to Appoint Counsel, Dkt. No. 37, the Court 22 finds that the analysis of the three factors as they apply to Plaintiff and her case has not 23 meaningfully changed since the Court’s prior denial, see Dkt. No. 32. Accordingly, Plaintiffs 24 Motion to Appoint Counsel is again DENIED. 26 Dated: 1/7/2022 27 Alawurdl Mbl |). HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. 28 United States District Judge