(PC) Madrid v. De La Cruz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
9 10 DAVID JOSEPH MADRID, Case No. 1:18-cv-00947-DAD-EPG (PC) 11 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE
A. DE LA CRUZ and M. LOPEZ, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF AN
EXTENSION OF TIME
14 Defendants. (ECF NO. 71)
16 17 David Madrid (“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. Plaintiff is currently incarcerated in Los Angeles County Jail. On May 11, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 71). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he is a layman at law; because he lacks 23 1 In the title of the motion, Plaintiff also states that he is asking for an extension of time, for initial disclosures, and for discovery. However, Plaintiff’s motion does not address these requests or ask for any relief other than appointment of counsel. If Plaintiff is seeking any other relief,…