Warnke

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ZECHARIAH LEE, Case No. 1:19-cv-01043-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE, PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT v. OF PRO BONO COUNSEL 14 SHERIFF VERNON H. WARNKE, et al., (ECF No. 8)

15 Defendants.

Plaintiff Zechariah Lee is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Plaintiff filed the action on July 17, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff filed the instant motion for the appointment of pro bono counsel on August 7, 2019. (ECF No. 8.) Plaintiff argues that he is entitled to the appointment of pro bono counsel for the following reasons: (1) Plaintiff is unable to afford counsel; (2) the issues involved in this case are complex; (3) Plaintiff must share the law library with three other prison yards, with each yard having their own separate day to use the library, limiting Plaintiff’s library access; (4) Plaintiff has limited knowledge of the law; (5)…