(PC) Smith v. Gonzales

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY SMITH, No. 1:17-cv-00436 KES GSA (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 197) J. GONZALES, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner 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. This case is at the trial phase of the proceedings. See ECF No. 195 (fourth scheduling order (trial)). Plaintiff has filed a motion for the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 197. 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, Plaintiff asserts in part that: (1) his imprisonment will greatly limit his ability to litigate this case; (2) the issues in this matter have…