C.D.C.R.
(PC) Jones v. C.D.C.R.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EUGENE JONES, Case No. 1:24-cv-01298-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR
RECONSIDERATION OF ORDER DENYING
v. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO APPOINT
COUNSEL
CDCR, et al., (ECF Nos. 13, 16) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Eugene Jones (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint has not yet been screened. On November 8, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to appoint counsel. (ECF No. 6.) In his motion, Plaintiff stated that did not wish to handle this case without counsel, and he has mental problems and is currently on crisis bed. (Id.) On November 13, 2024, the Court issued an order denying the motion, without prejudice, finding that Plaintiff had not met the required exceptional circumstances for appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 9.) In the same order, the Court also extended the deadline for Plaintiff to file a…