Gerald Ashford v. James Hill

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GERALD ASHFORD, Case No. 5:22-cv-00846-SSS-KES

Plaintiff,

ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND

v.

RECOMMENDATION OF U.S.

JAMES HILL, et al., MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Defendants.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed the pleadings and all the

records and files herein, along with the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) of

the United States Magistrate Judge. [Dkt. 35]. Further, the Court has engaged in a de novo review of those portions of the R&R to which objections [Dkt. 38] have been made. Plaintiff’s objections do not warrant a change in the Magistrate Judge’s findings and recommendation, for the following reasons. As an initial matter, Plaintiff requests appointment of counsel for his claims involving excessive heat and contaminated water. [Dkt. 38 at 1]. When determining whether “exceptional circumstances” exist to warrant the appointment 28 of counsel, “a court must consider ‘the likelihood of…