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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DURRELL ANTHONY PUCKETT, Case No. 1:23-cv-00054-KES-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S FOURTH

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

v. COUNSEL

J. BARRIOS, HERNANDEZ, WHITE, and (Doc. No. 91)

GUTIERREZ,

15 Defendants. 16 17 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s fourth Motion for Appointment of Counsel. (Doc. No. 91). Plaintiff, a state prisoner, is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis on his Third Amended Complaint. (Doc. Nos. 9, 73). Plaintiff seeks appointment of counsel because he has been “suffering on/off suicidal ideation, suicide attempts etc. can’t focus at times, been hearing voices etc. I can’t see as well at times.” (Doc. No. 91 at 1). Plaintiff also “ask[s] the court to receive [Plaintiff’s] mental health records under seal from the last (3) three years,” presumably in support of his Motion. (Id.). The Motion largely mirrors the one Plaintiff filed on October 11, 2024 seeking of appointment of counsel, which the…