Kuppinger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HENRY A. JONES, No. 2:13-cv-0451 AC P Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER

P. KUPPINGER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Henry Jones is a state prisoner proceeding with court-appointed counsel in this civil rights action. Trial is scheduled to begin on Monday, November 18, 2019. On November 12, 2019, the court received and docketed plaintiff’s pro se motion to discharge his appointed counsel and to disqualify the undersigned judge from this action. ECF No. 194. Plaintiff’s motion to discharge his appointed counsel is denied. Last-minute motions seeking to discharge appointed counsel are strongly disfavored. See United States v. Garcia, 924 F.2d 925, 926 (9th Cir. 1991) (“We have consistently held that a district court has broad discretion to deny a motion for substitution made on the eve of trial if the substitution would require a continuance.”). As plaintiff has been previously informed, this court may not consider a pro se filing from…