Starr

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 YASYN WHITE-SOTO, Case No. 1:19-cv-00457-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO APPOINT COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 22) TEDDY STARR, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Yasyn White-Soto is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action currently proceeds on Plaintiff’s complaint against Defendant Starr for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment and retaliation in violation of the First Amendment. (ECF No. 9.) Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel, filed on March 12, 2020. (ECF No. 22.) In his motion, Plaintiff asserts that the Court should appoint counsel to represent him in this case because he cannot afford to hire a lawyer, his imprisonment will greatly limit his ability to litigate this case, the issues in this case are complex, and a lawyer would greatly assist Plaintiff in properly presenting his case to the…