When will a court refuse to appoint counsel for a plaintiff because of exceptional circumstances?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Roles v. California, No. 2:16-cv-02841 WBS DB (E.D. Cal. 2017):

When determining whether "exceptional circumstances" exist, the court must consider plaintiff's likelihood of success on the merits as well as the ability of the plaintiff to articulate his claims pro se in light of the complexity of the legal issues involved. Palmer v. Valdez, 560 F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir. 2009) (district court did not abuse discretion in declining to appoint counsel). The burden of demonstrating exceptional circumstances is on the plaintiff. Id. Circumstances

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