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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERTO J. EDWARDS, Case No. 1:24-cv-00307-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 11) MORENO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Roberto J. Edwards (“Plaintiff”) is a federal prisoner appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The first amended complaint, filed October 18, 2024, has not yet been screened. (ECF No. 12.) Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel, filed October 18, 2024. (ECF No. 11.) Plaintiff requests legal counsel to assist him with future proceedings. Plaintiff states that he has a 3.0 TABE score in prison and requires a staff assistant for comprehension purposes. Prison officials cannot help him with legal work and leaves him vulnerable to failure and misunderstanding between Plaintiff and the Court. (Id.) Plaintiff is informed that he does not have a constitutional right to appointed…