Burnes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BENJAMIN JUSTIN BROWNLEE, Case No. 1:23-cv-00376-JLT-HBK (PC)

12 Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

13 v. FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 14 J. BURNES, et al., (Doc. No. 78) 15 Defendant. 16 17 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. No. 78 18 “Motion”). Plaintiff seeks appointment of counsel because (1) Plaintiff cannot afford legal 19 representation, (2) Plaintiff’s incarceration limits their ability to litigate, (3) this case will likely 20 involve conflicting testimony that counsel would better present, (4) Plaintiff has attempted to 21 obtain counsel and has been unsuccessful (5) Plaintiff has a physical and learning disability, (6) 22 Plaintiff believes this case is complex, (7) Plaintiff cannot access the law library because they do 23 not have a tablet, and (8) Plaintiff does not have a right thumb which limits the ability to write. 24 (See id.). For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies Plaintiff’s…