(PC)Arteaga

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 JOSE O. ARTEAGA, Case No. 1:22-cv-01292-KES-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

J. GARCIA, et al., (ECF No. 18)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF THE COURT

Defendants.

TO CHANGE PLAINTIFF’S ADDRESS

17 Plaintiff Jose Arteaga is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 7, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 18). Additionally, Plaintiff includes at the end of his motion a “notice of change of address” indicating he is currently incarcerated at C.C.I. (ECF No. 18 at 3). As grounds for the appointment of counsel, Plaintiff states that he cannot afford to hire a lawyer, that his imprisonment will or has greatly limited his ability to litigate his case, which is 24 likely to involve substantial investigation and relevant discovery, and that the issues in the…