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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EMMANUEL REEVES, Case No. 1:20-cv-00487-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

RECONSIDERATION OF PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL DOUGHERTY, et al., (ECF No. 11) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Emmanuel Reeves (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 17, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion to appoint counsel. (ECF No. 9.) In his motion, Plaintiff stated that he has made diligent efforts to obtain legal counsel but has been unsuccessful due to his inability to pay or lack of communication from prospective attorneys. Plaintiff stated that he does not understand the law nor what he would be required to do in a court. He is also receiving mental health treatment and under ADA, and is indigent and cannot pay an attorney to take his case. (Id.) On April 20, 2020, the Court issued an order denying the motion,…