Jones

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 THOMAS K. MILLS, No. 1:25-cv-00355 KES GSA (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

13 v. (ECF No. 28) 14 ZACHERY JONES, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action 18 seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has paid the filing fee. The matter was referred 19 to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 20 Before this Court is Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 28. For 21 the reasons stated below, the motion will be denied. 22 I. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 23 In support of Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel, he states, in relevant part, 24 that the correctional officers identified in this case are represented by the Office of the Attorney 25 General, whereas he is representing himself and the issues in this case are very…