(PC) Howard v. Brown, Jr.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 MICHAEL ANTHONY HOWARD, Case No. 1:18-cv-01710-DAD-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 SGT. ENCINAS, et al., (ECF NO. 43)
Defendants.
17 Michael Howard (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which includes state law claims. On March 13, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 43). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he has developmental disabilities within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which require therapeutic treatment and psychiatric medications; because he is currently housed in the SHU unit; because he is being denied access to the law library and legal materials; because he is not being provided with access to an assistant who is trained in the law; and because Plaintiff needs counsel to assist him…