Haskins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 THOMAS WEBSTER, Case No. 1:18-cv-01640-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT

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v. (ECF No. 44) HASKINS, Defendant. 14 Plaintiff Thomas Webster (“Plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Individuals detained under California Welfare Institutions Code § 6600 et seq. are civil detainees and are not prisoners within the meaning of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1140 (9th Cir. 2000). This action proceeds against Defendant Haskins for denial of adequate medical care in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. All parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF Nos. 22, 37.) Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel, filed May 13, 2020. (ECF No. 44.) In his motion, Plaintiff states that he is unable to afford counsel, and his imprisonment will greatly limit his…