Holmes-James v. King County Court et al

Filing 14

ORDER denying 13 Second Motion to Appoint Counsel, by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (SWT) (cc: Plaintiff via USPS)

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1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 6 7 8 GENEVA HOLMES-JAMES, 9 Plaintiff, 10 v. 11 12 CASE NO. C17-0321RSL KING COUNTY COURT, et al., Defendant. 13 ORDER DENYING SECOND REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 14 15 On March 31, 2017, the Court gave plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint 16 that clearly and concisely identifies the acts of which defendants are accused, how those 17 acts violated plaintiff’s legal rights, and the relief requested. Dkt. # 11. Rather than 18 amend her pleading, plaintiff submitted a letter requesting appointment of counsel. Dkt. 19 # 13.1 Plaintiff’s first request for counsel was denied because her complaint failed to 20 provide sufficient facts showing that she was likely to succeed on the merits of her 21 claim. Dkt. # 9. That deficiency still exists, and plaintiff has not shown exceptional 22 circumstances that would warrant the appointment of counsel in this civil action. 23 24 Plaintiff’s second request for the appointment of counsel is therefore DENIED. 25 26 1 The letter was docketed after an order of dismissal was entered. ORDER DENYING SECOND REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 1 Dated this 16th day of May, 2017. A 2 Robert S. Lasnik United States District Judge 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ORDER DENYING SECOND REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

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