Burke

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT TREVINO, Case No. 2:21-cv-1415-DC-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER; FINDINGS AND

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J. JIMENEZ,

Defendant.

16 Plaintiff brought this case alleging that defendants Burke and Jimenez violated his First Amendment right to access the courts. Pending are plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel, ECF No. 98, and motion to stay, ECF No. 99. For the reasons stated hereafter, plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel is denied, and I recommend that his motion to stay, which I construe as a motion for reconsideration, be denied. Motion to Appoint Counsel Plaintiff argues that his imprisonment and lack of knowledge of the law limit his ability to litigate effectively. ECF No. 98 at 1. He also contends that his claims are potentially meritorious and that being appointed counsel would make a difference in the outcome. Id. Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed…