Belluomini

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAMIEN MASHJON MCDOUGLAND, No. 2:22-cv-02242 SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. BELLUOMINI, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis is this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. §1983. Before the court is plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel. (ECF No. 50.) For the reasons described below, plaintiff’s motion is denied. BACKGROUND In his motion to appoint counsel dated January 10, 2025, plaintiff suggested that responding to defendants’ discovery requests and sitting for his deposition may implicate his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. (ECF No. 50.) The undersigned found plaintiff’s motion insufficient to evaluate his Fifth Amendment concerns and on January 22, 2025, ordered the parties to submit a short brief within 30 days explaining what steps the parties have taken during the discovery process thus far, what discovery is left to…