(PC) Ortega v. United States of America
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ALBERT ORTEGA, Case No. 1:19-cv-00999-LJO-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO APPOINT COUNSEL
v. (ECF No. 9) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al. Defendants. 12 Plaintiff Albert Ortega is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2401 et seq. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel, filed on August 22, 2019. (ECF No. 9.) In his motion, Plaintiff asserts that he needs the voluntary assistance of counsel because his ability to litigate this action has been hindered by the injury to his right shoulder, which causes his right fingers to go numb in the process of writing court documents, he is not an experienced jailhouse lawyer, this case involves technical medical issues that Plaintiff is unable to deal with adequately, this case will require the use of expert witnesses, Plaintiff is in solitary…