Oliveria

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BENJAMIN CHOYCE, No. 2:19-cv-1216 TLN DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. OLIVERIA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights action, has requested the appointment of an attorney or mediator for settlement purposes. (ECF No. 24.) This motion follows the July 23, 2020, order staying this case and referring it to the post-screening ADR project. The Court therefore construes plaintiff’s motion, in part, as a notice of his willingness to participate in the ADR project. Plaintiff also requests the appointment of counsel because he is housed at Atascadero State Hospital where he is being treated for hearing voices, severe depression, and a major learning disability. He claims that appointment is necessary because he is “heavily medicated and at times unable to comprehend things.” The United States Supreme Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to require 27 …