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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIO A. VALENZUELA, Case No. 1:20-cv-01093-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT

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v. (ECF No. 7) SANTIESTEBAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Mario A. Valenzuela (“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 24, 2020. (ECF No. 7.) In his motion, Plaintiff states that he is requesting appointment of counsel because he has a mental illness and is currently at the EOP mental level of care. Plaintiff also received special education in high school, and it is difficult for him to acquire and read legal documentation. Plaintiff attaches an exhibit showing his history of mental illness in support of his request. (Id.) Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir.…