Young

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 BINH C. TRAN, No. 2:17-cv-1260 MCE DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER K. YOUNG, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendants violated his rights when they failed to protect him, falsified documents and failed to call a witness during a disciplinary hearing, and treated him differently than other inmates. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel. (ECF No. 48.) In support of his motion to appoint counsel, plaintiff argues that he needs counsel to make use of his discovery rights. Plaintiff alleges that the issues in this case are complex and he is unable to investigate because of the resistance of defendants. Specifically, plaintiff alleges defendants are withholding witness statements. He claims the case requires extensive documentary discovery, depositions of…