What is the test for abuse of discretion in a motion for employment discrimination?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Fordjour v. City & County of San Francisco, 42 F.3d 1399 (9th Cir. 1994):
We review the denial of Fordjour's request for counsel to represent him at trial for abuse of discretion. Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir.1991). On December 3, 1992, Fordjour filed a document entitled "Plaintiff Expedite Petition For Appointment of Counsel or Special Masters," in which he stated that he had been unemployed since August 23, 1991. His factual allegations were not made under penalty of perjury.
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