(PC) Cone v. Gamble III
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRIS MONROE CONE, Case No. 1:24-cv-00799-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
v. (ECF No. 11) GAMBLE III, et al., Defendants. 12 Plaintiff Chris Monroe Cone (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The complaint has not yet been screened. (ECF No. 1.) On August 7, 2024, Plaintiff filed a notice of change of address, which included a note stating: “SATF Mental Health Doctor Ms. Thorpe request I ask for Help via private lawyer provided by Court Due to current physical/mental health disabilities.” (ECF No. 11.) The Court construes Plaintiff’s note as a renewed request for appointment of counsel. Plaintiff is reminded that he does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), rev’d in part on other grounds, 154 F.3d 952, 954 n.1 (9th Cir. 1998), and…