Borges

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 RUSSELL S. GRANT, Case No. 1:20-cv-00908-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 BORGES, et al., (ECF NO. 4)

Defendants.

17 Russell Grant (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 30, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 4). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he is unable to afford counsel; because his incarceration will greatly limit his ability to litigate; because the issues involved in this case are complex; because Plaintiff has limited access to the law library; because Plaintiff has limited knowledge of the law; because Plaintiff needs counsel to conduct an investigation into certain allegations; because a trial in this case will likely involve conflicting testimony; and because Plaintiff has made repeated efforts to…