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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ADRIAN ORTIZ, Case No. 1:19-cv-01782-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT

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v. (ECF No. 3) BOUDREAX, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Adrian Ortiz (“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 December 23, 2019, together with a motion to appoint counsel. (ECF Nos. 1, 3.) In his motion, Plaintiff states that he is requesting appointment of counsel because he is proceeding to a jury trial within 60 days that will last several weeks, and he has no resources or experience in litigation. Further, Plaintiff states that his vision is deteriorating and becoming a severe handicap, his facility has a high volume of pro per inmates and limited resources. Plaintiff states that inmates who are not pro per in their criminal matters are not allowed access to the facility’s law library. (Id.) Plaintiff does not have a…