(PS) Binns v. American General Life and Accident Ins. Co.

Opinion

wOAOe COU UV VEEOCUU ERINUING □□ to POC VS Ee Oy Vt 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 | KEYRON LAMONTE BINNS, No. 2:20-cv—1120-TLN-KJN PS 12 Plaintiff, ORDER 13 v. (ECF No. 16.) 14 | AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE AND 5 ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO., et al.,

6 Defendants. 17 Plaintiff moves for the court to appoint counsel in his civil action against his insurer. 18 | (ECF No. 16.) It is “well-established that there is generally no constitutional right to counsel in 19 | civil cases.” United States v. Sardone, 94 F.3d 1233, 1236 (9th Cir. 1996). There are no 20 | exceptional circumstances warranting the appointment of counsel in this case. Although the court 21 | is sympathetic to the difficulties faced by pro se litigants in litigating their own cases in federal 22 | court, the court has extremely limited resources to appoint attorneys in civil cases. Here, 23 | plaintiff's claims against his insurer are not unusually complex and can be reasonably prosecuted 24 | by apro se plaintiff. As such, plaintiffs motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED. 25 | Dated: September 10, 2020 %6 Aectl Aharon 27 KENDALL J. NE binn.1120 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 28