Does a federal court have the authority to make coercive appointments of counsel in civil proceedings?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Wentworth v. AT&T, 21-cv-01937-BAS-AGS, 21-cv-01942-BAS-AGS (S.D. Cal. 2021):
[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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