Jama v. King County Police

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE MAHAMED ALI JAMA, CASE NO. C21-1151-JCC Plaintiff, MINUTE ORDER 11 v. KING COUNTY POLICE, et al., 13 Defendants.

15 The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable John C.

16 Coughenour, United States District Judge: 17 This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel (Dkt. No. 7).

18 There is no general right to have counsel appointed in cases brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

19 Campbell v. Burt, 141 F.3d 927, 931 (9th Cir. 1998). The Court may do so in “exceptional circumstances,” but only upon a determination of a likelihood of success on the merits. Agyeman v. Corrections Corp. of Am., 390 F.3d 1101, 1103 (9th Cir. 2004). Based upon its review of Plaintiff’s proposed complaint (Dkt. No. 1-1), the Court cannot make this determination in this instance.

24 Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel (Dkt. No. 7) is DENIED.

25 // // 1 DATED this 22nd day of October 2021.

Ravi Subramanian Clerk of Court s/Sandra Rawski Deputy Clerk