Herrera
(PC) Davis v. Herrera
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MALIK DAVIS, No. 1:24-cv-00896 GSA (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR THE
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
v. (ECF No. 19) JASMIN HERRERA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff requests that the Court appoint counsel. ECF No. 19. This is his fourth request in two months. See ECF Nos. 11, 13, 16. The last request was denied roughly two weeks ago. See ECF No. 18 (denial order dated 2/10/25). For the reasons stated below, the motion will be denied. I. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL In support of Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel, he states in part that he is indigent, that he has no legal training, and that he cannot afford an attorney. He also states that he is in punitive segregation with very limited access to legal materials, the issues in his case are complex, and that he is a participant in the…