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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JERRAD DUPREE ALLEN, No. 1:23-cv-01549-SAB Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE CORTEZ SUMMIT, et al., (ECF No. 21) Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel, filed October 17, 2024. (ECF No. 21.) In seeking appointment of counsel, Plaintiff submits: (1) he is unable to afford counsel; (2) his imprisonment limits his ability to litigate the action; (3) he has limited access to the law library; (4) he has limited knowledge of the law; (5) a trial will likely involve conflicting testimony; and (6) he has made repeated efforts to obtain counsel. Plaintiff specifically requests that the Court appoint attorney Seth O’Dell as counsel in this action. The Court shall deny Plaintiff’s motion. There is no…