Garcia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 JERRY DILLINGHAM, Case No. 1:18-cv-00579-NONE-EPG (PC) 11 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUESTS FOR APPOINTMENT OF v. EXPERT WITNESS, FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO COUNSEL, FOR

F. GARCIA, APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD

LITEM, AND TO STAY THE CASE Defendant. (ECF NO. 89) 16 17 Jerry Dillingham (“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. On December 16, 2019, Plaintiff filed a motion requesting appointment of an expert witness, pro bono counsel, and a guardian ad litem. (ECF No. 89). Plaintiff also appears to request that the case be stayed pending appointment. (See, e.g., id. at 3). On January 9, 2020, Defendant filed his opposition to Plaintiff’s motion. (ECF No. 99). On February 24, 2020, Plaintiff filed a supplement to his motion. (ECF No. 105). For the reasons…