Sherman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 DARRYL WALLACE, Case No. 1:20-cv-00213-DAD-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL, v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 STEWART SHERMAN, et al., (ECF NO. 10)

Defendants.

17 Darryl Wallace (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 13, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 10). 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 and will require significant research and investigation; because Plaintiff already had limited access to the law library due to being in the SHU; and that Plaintiff’s access has been completely cancelled to prevent the spread of the coronavirus; and because Plaintiff has “literally no way to litigate without counsel.” …