Bentacourt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN ALLEN, No. 1:18-cv-01187 JLT GSA (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 88) V. BENTACOURT, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff requests that the court appoint counsel. ECF No. 88. For the reasons stated below, the request will be denied. I. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL In support of Plaintiff’s request for the appointment of counsel, he states that appointment is necessary because he needs assistance with discovery, which is to be completed by February 18, 2025. ECF No. 88 at 2. He also states that he would like to depose Defendants. Id. He points out that his claim is not frivolous in that the defendants clearly violated the 8th Amendment. ECF No. 88 at 2. For these reasons, Plaintiff requests that counsel be…