Fortune

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 ANGEL RUIZ, Case No. 1:20-cv-01100-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 JUNIOR FORTUNE, et al., (ECF No. 5)

Defendants.

17 Angel Ruiz (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On July 27, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 5). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he is unable to afford counsel; because his imprisonment will greatly limit his ability to litigate; because the issues involved in this case are complex; because he has limited access to the law library; because he has limited knowledge of the law; because a trial in this case will likely involve conflicting testimony; and because he has made repeated efforts to obtain a lawyer. Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v.…