Alvarez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 GUILLERMO CRUZ TRUJILLO, Case No. 1:14-cv-00976-LJO-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 MUNOZ and ALVAREZ, (ECF NO. 88)

Defendants.

17 Guillermo Cruz Trujillo (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 9, 2019, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 88). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he cannot afford to hire a lawyer; because his imprisonment will greatly limit his ability to litigate; because the issues in this case are complex; because Plaintiff has limited access to the law library and limited knowledge of the law; because a trial will likely involve conflicting testimony, and a lawyer would be able to assist Plaintiff in the presentation of evidence and cross-examination of witnesses; and because, despite…