(PC)Zaragosa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ERNEST ZARAGOSA, Case No. 1:19-cv-01575-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT

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v. (ECF No. 3) PEREZ, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff Ernest Zaragosa (“Plaintiff”) is a county jail inmate proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff initiated this action on November 5, 2019, together with a motion to appoint counsel. (ECF Nos. 1, 3.) In his motion, Plaintiff states that he is unable to afford counsel and has made repeated efforts to obtain a lawyer, but has not received a response. Plaintiff further argues that his imprisonment will greatly limit his ability to litigate, because the issues in this case are complex and will require significant research and investigation and the facility does not have a law library. Plaintiff also states that he has limited formal education and a trial in this case will likely involve conflicting testimony, and counsel would better enable Plaintiff…