(PC)Baltsas
Evan Baltsas v. Pfieffer, et al.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 EVAN BALTSAS, Case No. 1:24-cv-01278-JLT-BAM (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
13 v. (ECF No. 22) 14 PFIEFFER, et al.,
15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Evan Baltsas (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 18 pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on 19 Plaintiff’s complaint against Defendant D. Nunez for excessive force in violation of the Eighth 20 Amendment. Defendant D. Nunez answered the complaint on September 22, 2025. (ECF No. 21 18.) The case has been referred to post-screening ADR and is currently set for a settlement 22 conference on January 7, 2026. (ECF No. 20.) 23 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel, filed on 24 October 21, 2025. (ECF No. 22.) Plaintiff requests the Court appoint him a lawyer under 25 “exceptional circumstances,” due to his lack of “federal court law knowledge.” (Id.) Plaintiff 26 alleges that…