Does a federal court have the authority to make coercive appointments of counsel?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Cotton v. Geraci, Case No. 18-cv-325-BAS-MDD (S.D. Cal. 2020):
"[T]here is no absolute right to counsel in civil proceedings." Hedges v. Resolution Tr. Corp. (In re Hedges), 32 F.3d 1360, 1363 (9th Cir. 1994). Thus, federal courts do not have the authority "to make coercive appointments of counsel."
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