Ibrahim v. Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center et al

Filing 15

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL by Magistrate Judge Paul Singh Grewal denying 13 (psglc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/23/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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SALIH IBRAHIM,

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Plaintiff,
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DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, et al.,)
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Defendants.
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Case No. 5:15-cv-00336-PSG
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
APPOINT COUNSEL
(Re: Docket No. 13)

Plaintiff Salih Ibrahim asks this court to appoint counsel on his behalf for a second time.
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The court previously denied Ibrahim counsel due to “insufficient contents of [his] filing.” 1

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Although Ibrahim’s request is more detailed, it still does not satisfy the Ninth Circuit standard. To
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determine whether to appoint counsel, the district court must consider (1) the plaintiff’s financial
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resources; (2) the efforts made by the plaintiff to secure counsel on his or her own and (3) the merit
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of the plaintiff’s claim. 2

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In granting Ibrahim’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, 3 the court determined that
Ibrahim lacks financial resources and that his claim has a certain degree of merit. 4 The only

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Docket No. 5.

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See Johnson v. U.S. Dept. of Treasury, 939 F.2d 820, 824 (9th Cir. 1991) (citing Ivey v. Bd. of
Regents of the Univ. of Alaska, 673 F.2d 266, 269 (9th Cir. 1982)); 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) (“The
court may request an attorney to represent any person unable to afford counsel.”).
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See Docket No. 6.

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Case No. 5:15-cv-00336-PSG
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL