Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 TERRENCE JESSE MOORE, Case No. 1:20-cv-00865-AWI-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 HEATHER DIAZ, (ECF No. 13)

Defendant.

17 Terrence Jesse Moore (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 14, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 13). 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 that has been even more restricted due to COVID-19; 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…