(PC) Vargas v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DOMINIC (AKA DIAMOND) VARGAS, Case No.: 1:20-cv-000083-JLT-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT

COUNSEL FILED DECEMBER 5, 2024

v. (Doc. 85) CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND

REHABILITATION, et al.,

Defendants. 17 Plaintiff Dominic Vargas is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. INTRODUCTION On December 5, 2024, Plaintiff filed a document titled “Motion to Appointment Counsel Due to Exceptional Circumstances.” (Doc. 84.) Briefly stated, Plaintiff contends “numerous events” following an earlier denial of his request for the appointment of counsel reveal exceptional circumstances warranting the appointment of counsel: (1) due to various surgeries and recovery times, relating to Plaintiff’s gender dysphoria and other medical conditions, Plaintiff has been unable go to the law library or work on the case; thus, Plaintiff’s ability to prosecute the action…