Ibrahim v. Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center et al

Filing 26

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL by Judge Paul S. Grewal denying 20 (psglc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/13/2015)

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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. 20)

Plaintiff Salih Ibrahim asks this court to appoint counsel on his behalf for a third time. The
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court previously denied Ibrahim counsel due to the “insufficient contents of [his] filing” 1 and in
light of his failure to attempt to secure counsel on his own. 2 Ibrahim’s request is now more

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detailed and documents attempts to secure counsel on his own, satisfying the basic Ninth Circuit
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standard. 3

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Docket No. 5.

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Docket No. 15.

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To determine whether to appoint counsel, the district court must consider (1) the plaintiff’s
financial resources; (2) the efforts made by the plaintiff to secure counsel on his or her own and
(3) the merit of the plaintiff’s claim. 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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Case No. 5:15-cv-00336-PSG
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL