(PC) Kile v. Doerer

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JEFF KILE, No. 1:24-cv-01177-KES-SAB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING 13 v. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION 14 J. DOERER,

15 Defendant. Docs. 12, 16 16 17 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. This matter 18 was referred to a United States magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local 19 Rule 302. 20 On February 25, 2025, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and 21 recommendations recommending that plaintiff’s motion for class certification be denied. Doc. 22 16. The findings and recommendations were served on plaintiff and contained notice that any 23 objections thereto were to be filed within fourteen (14) days after service. Id. at 2. Plaintiff 24 untimely filed objections on March 28, 2025. Doc. 21. 25 In his objections, plaintiff argues that the Court should appoint an attorney under 28 26 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) to enable him to certify a class. Id. at 1. The decision to appoint such 27 counsel is within “the sound discretion of the trial court and is granted only in exceptional 28 1 | circumstances.” Franklin v. Murphy, 745 F.2d 1221, 1236 (9th Cir. 1984). “A finding of the 2 | exceptional circumstances of the plaintiff seeking assistance requires at least an evaluation of the 3 | likelihood of the plaintiff's success on the merits and an evaluation of the plaintiffs ability to 4 | articulate his claims in light of the complexity of the legal issues involved.” Agyeman v. Corr. 5 | Corp. of Am., 390 F.3d 1101, 1103 (9th Cir. 2004) Ginternal citations omitted). Plaintiff does not 6 | meet the exceptional circumstances. As plaintiffs complaint has not yet been screened, the Court 7 | cannot make a determination that plaintiff is likely to succeed on the merits. See 28 U.S.C. 8 | § 1915A. 9 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), this Court has conducted a de 10 | novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the file, the Court finds the findings and 11 | recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper analysis. 12 Accordingly: 13 1. The findings and recommendations issued on February 25, 2025, Doc. 16, are ADOPTED 14 IN FULL; and 15 2. Plaintiffs motion for class certification filed on February 20, 2025, Doc. 12, is DENIED. 16 17 1g | IT IS SO ORDERED. _ 19 Dated: _ May 21, 2025 4A . 50 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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