Kernan

(PC) Dennis v. Kernan

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMay 21, 20202:16-cv-00542California546 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MATTHEW DENNIS, No. 2:16-cv-0542 JAM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SCOTT KERNAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action, requests appointment of counsel on the ground that it should lead to a speedier resolution of this case and success on plaintiff’s requests to obtain effective treatment for his Hepatitis C. ECF No. 48. Attached to plaintiff’s request are several exhibits demonstrating his unsuccessful efforts to obtain legal representation on his own. This is plaintiff’s fourth request for appointment of counsel, see ECF Nos. 3, 11, 19; his prior requests were denied pending the court’s screening of plaintiff’s successive complaints, see ECF Nos. 14, 26. This case now proceeds on plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint as screened by the court on April 9, 2020. ECF No. 51. The undersigned’s recommended dismissal of numerous defendants is…

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