Ravijot

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE ALFREDO TALAVERA, Case No.: 1:23-cv-00595-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF

v. COUNSEL DR. GILL RAVIJOT, et al., (Doc. 16) Defendants.

16 Plaintiff Jose Alfredo Talavera is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed his initial complaint on April 18, 2023. (Doc. 1). On May 24, 2023, the Court issued a first screening order in which it found some cognizable claims against some Defendants and granted Plaintiff leave to file a first amended complaint. (Doc. 8). Plaintiff filed his first amended complaint on September 5, 2023. (Doc 12). The Court issued its second screening order on January 19, 2024, finding again some cognizable claims and granting Plaintiff leave to file a second amended complaint (“SAC”) to the extent he could in good faith cure 26 …