Herrera

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MALIK DAVIS, Case No. 1:24-cv-00896-BAM (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

13 v. (ECF No. 24) 14 HERRERA, et al.,

15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Malik Davis (“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. 19 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel, filed on 20 October 21, 2025. (ECF No. 24.) This is Plaintiff’s fifth request for the appointment of counsel. 21 (See ECF Nos. 11, 13, 16, 19.) In support of his motion, Plaintiff asserts in part that he is unable 22 to afford counsel, that he has no legal training, and that he has limited education. He also asserts 23 that the issues in his case are complex, that he has requested a jury trial, hat he is a segregation 24 inmate with limited access to the law library and legal material, that he has limited ability to 25 investigate his claims, and he has been transferred to…