(PC) Cole v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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. 17) CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner1 proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, 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 filed a motion for the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 17. For the reasons stated below, the motion will be denied. I. MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL In support of Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel, which was filed while Plaintiff was still incarcerated (see generally ECF No. 17), Plaintiff states that the minimal
On April 2, 2025, a notice of change of address filed by Plaintiff was docketed. …