Lanier v. County of San Diego
Lanier v. County of San Diego
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Carol Lanier appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in favor of Bal
The district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to appoint counsel to represent Lanier because this action does not present exceptional circumstances. See Terrell, 935 F.2d at 1017.
The district court properly denied Lanier’s request that the court enforce the initial disclosure requirements of Fed. R.Civ.P. 26(a)(1). Pursuant to Local Rule 26.1(f), the Southern District of California opted out of the disclosure requirements until January, 2001, see Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(1) (initial disclosure requirements apply except to the extent otherwise directed by order or local rule), and the court notified Lanier several times that the requirements would not apply in this action, which had been pending since 1998. Furthermore, extensive discovery had already been completed, and Lanier failed to identify what further discovery she needed to conduct. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(1); Mann, 324 F.3d at 1090.
AFFIRMED.
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