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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 EDWARD LUNA, Case No. 1:16-cv-00313-LJO-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE,

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

v. APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL DR. MOON, et al., (ECF No. 77) Defendants. 13 Plaintiff Edward Luna is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel, filed on September 16, 2019. (ECF No. 77.) Plaintiff asserts that he needs the assistance of counsel to prosecute this action because he cannot afford to hire a lawyer, his imprisonment greatly limits his ability to litigate this case, especially regarding discovery, the issues in this case are complex and he has never been a party to a civil proceeding before, and a lawyer would assist Plaintiff in the presentation of evidence at trial and the cross-examination of opposing witnesses. (Id.) The Court…