Does a plaintiff have a right to appoint counsel in a personal injury action?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Martinez v. Lawless, Case No. 1:12-cv-01301-LJO-SKO (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2015):

Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to the appointment of counsel in this action. Palmer v. Valdez, 560 F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir. 2009); Storseth v. Spellman, 654 F.2d 1349, 1353

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