Baker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHANNON WILLIAMS, Case No. 1:16-cv-01540-DAD-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 188) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel filed on December 2, 2024. (Doc. No. 188). Plaintiff, a federal prisoner, proceeds in forma pauperis solely on his battery claim seeking monetary damages under the Federal Tort Claims ACT (“FTCA”) contained in his amended complaint. (Doc. Nos. 1, 99, 146, 161). A settlement conference and bench trial are scheduled in this case for December 20, 2024 and February 3, 2025, respectively. (Doc. Nos. 194, 179). Plaintiff had previously been appointed counsel, and the Court granted pro bono counsel’s motion to withdraw on April 24, 2024 based on Plaintiff’s express intent that he wished to discharge his attorney. (Doc. Nos. 70, 164). The district court denied Plaintiff’s motion for…