Vernon C. Weygandt v. Donald Look, Superintendent, and the Attorney General for the State of Washington

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• holding that appellant plaintiff did not make the requisite 13 showing of exceptional circumstances for appointment of counsel, and district court did not abuse 14 its discretion in denying motion
• explaining that the Court must look to 26 the merits and the complexity of the legal issues when determining whether counsel should be appointed
• stating that 12 || “exceptional circumstances” include a likelihood of success on the merits and the inability 13 || of the plaintiff to articulate his claims pro se in light of the complexity of the legal issues 14 involved
• explaining that, in a habeas proceeding, a court should consider “the likelihood of success on the merits as well as the ability of the petitioner to articulate his claims pro se in light of the complexity of the legal issues involved.”
• explaining that the likelihood of success on the merits and the 8 ability of the petitioner to articulate his claims pro se in light of the complexity of the legal 9 issues involved are considerations “inextricably enmeshed” with the underlying claim
• explaining that, in a habeas proceeding, a court should consider “the likelihood of success on the merits as well as the ability of the petitioner to articulate his claims pro se in light of the complexity of the legal issues involved.”

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