Starr

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MORIANO MILLARE, No. 2:20-cv-2072 DAD AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. STARR, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding without an attorney in this action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court are plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel and requests for copies and to postpone the settlement conference. ECF No. 52. For the reasons stated below, plaintiff’s requests and motion are denied. Plaintiff requests that the court appoint counsel because he is uncertain whether he will reside in Northern or Southern California at the time of the settlement conference, and because appointment of counsel will prevent unnecessary delays in this case, provide for effective communications between the parties and the court, increase the probability of plaintiff’s rights being protected, and help facilitate a prompt and fair resolution of this case. ECF No. 52. District courts,…