(PC) Cole v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GEORGE LEE COLE, JR., No. 1:25-cv-00272 GSA (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 7) CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS REHABILITATION,1 et ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S “MOTION al. OF RETALIATION” Defendants. (ECF No. 8). 17 18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Plaintiff has yet to return a signed application to proceed in forma pauperis along with a six-month prisoner trust fund account statement, nor has he paid the filing fee. Plaintiff has filed a motion for request for counsel and a “motion of retaliation.” ECF Nos. 7, 8. For the reasons stated below, Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel will be 26 “California Department of…