(PC) Vargas v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DOMINIC (AKA DIAMOND) VARGAS, Case No.: 1:20-cv-000083-JLT-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. 64) CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND

REHABILITATION, et al.,

Defendants. 17 Plaintiff Dominic, aka Diamond, Vargas is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. INTRODUCTION On June 27, 2024, Plaintiff filed a “Request for Appointment of Legal Counsel.” (Doc. 22 64.)1 Briefly stated, Plaintiff relies on the following circumstances to support her request: (1) “the ‘Discovery and Scheduling Order’ from May 9, 2024;” (2) her incarceration and inability to depose California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) staff or expert witness; (3) her lack of legal knowledge and the complexities of the case; (4) her “need to review over 5,000 pages” of documentation and related limited access to that documentation; (5) her need for 27 …