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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RYAN DAVID ANDERSON, No. 2:20-cv-0246 DC SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER ROBERT M. VAN GERWEN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is incarcerated in Washington State and proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has filed a motion to appoint counsel and postpone his deposition. (ECF No. 50.) For the reasons set forth below, plaintiff’s motion is denied without prejudice. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION I. Arguments Plaintiff seeks the appointment of counsel under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) and asserts the following exceptional circumstances. First, plaintiff argues that he is indigent and lacks financial resources to hire an attorney or pay for investigations, document production, postage, or legal supplies necessary to pursue his case. (ECF No. 50 at 2.) Second, plaintiff states that his incarceration severely limits his ability to litigate,…