Scalia

(PC) Beckett v. Scalia

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMarch 21, 20251:20-cv-01468California621 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MATTHEW H. BECKETT, Case No. 1:20-cv-01468-CDB (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

v.

COUNSEL

SCALIA, et al., (Doc. 90) Defendants.

16 Plaintiff Matthew H. Beckett is a former state prisoner and current civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment excessive force claims against Defendants Scalia, Madrigal and Hernandez and failure to protect/failure to intervene claims against Defendant Hackworth, and Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference to serious medical needs claims against Defendants Scalia, Madrigal, Hernandez, Hackworth, and Hurtado. (See Doc. 39.) I. INTRODUCTION On March 12, 2025, Plaintiff filed his fifth motion seeking the appointment of counsel. (Doc. 90.) Plaintiff’s previous motions concerning the appointment counsel were filed on

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