(PC) Smith v. Gonzales

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY SMITH, No. 1:17-cv-00436 KES GSA (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR THE

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 183) J. GONZALES, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has filed a motion for the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 38. For the reasons stated below, the motion will be denied. I. MOTION OF FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL In support of Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel, he states in relevant part, that he is unable to afford an attorney; that his imprisonment will greatly limit his ability to litigate; that he has limited access to the prison law library; that he has limited knowledge of the law; that the appointment of counsel would enable him to better present evidence and cross- examine witnesses, given anticipated conflicting testimony; that he suffers from chronic pain and multiple maladies which…