Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BYRON LEVINGSTON, Case No.: 1:24-cv-00218-SKO Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF

v. COUNSEL

CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, et al., (Doc. 8)

Defendants.

16 Plaintiff Byron Levingston is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. INTRODUCTION Following screening, the Court determined Plaintiff’s original complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. (Doc. 7.) Plaintiff was given leave to file a first amended complaint. (Id. at 13-14.) Plaintiff filed his first amended complaint on May 13, 2024. (Doc. 9.) That same date, Plaintiff filed a request for the appointment of counsel. (Doc. 8.) The Court now considers Plaintiff’s request for counsel. II. DISCUSSION Plaintiff requests the appointment of counsel because he is indigent and unable to afford by the professional assistance…