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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL DEONTRAY WILLIAMS, Case No. 1:20-cv-01094-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT

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v. (ECF No. 11) PFEIFFER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Michael Deontray Williams (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel, filed August 13, 2020. (ECF No. 11.) In his motion, Plaintiff states that he is unable to afford counsel, and his imprisonment will greatly limit his ability to litigate. In addition, Plaintiff states that he has limited access to the law library, and coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) precautions have closed CSP Sacramento’s A Facility since March 2020. Plaintiff alleges there has been no law library access. Plaintiff further states that he receives mental health care at the EOP level and he suffers from auditory and visual hallucinations, traits of schizophrenia…