(PC)Baltsas
Evan Baltsas v. Pfieffer, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EVAN BALTSAS, Case No. 1:24-cv-01278-JLT-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
v. (ECF No. 22) PFIEFFER, et al.,
Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Evan Baltsas (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s complaint against Defendant D. Nunez for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Defendant D. Nunez answered the complaint on September 22, 2025. (ECF No. 18.) The case has been referred to post-screening ADR and is currently set for a settlement conference on January 7, 2026. (ECF No. 20.) Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel, filed on October 21, 2025. (ECF No. 22.) Plaintiff requests the Court appoint him a lawyer under “exceptional circumstances,” due to his lack of “federal court law knowledge.” (Id.) Plaintiff alleges that…