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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEVIN TREVONE LAMAR III, Case No. 1:23-cv-00462-HBK (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. Doc. No. 29 SOUN and TOON, Defendants. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel filed on December 2, 2024. (Doc. No. 29). Devin Trevone Lamar III is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action alleging excessive use of force against Defendants. (Doc. Nos. 5, 13). Plaintiff seeks appointment counsel because he cannot afford counsel, he has been unable to obtain legal representation, he is not schooled in the law, and he believes his case is complex. (See generally Doc. No. 29). For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies the Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel. The United States Constitution does not require appointment of counsel in civil cases. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 354 (1996)…