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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 JOSE MIGUEL DE LA CRUZ, Case No. 1:20-cv-00997-DAD-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., (ECF No. 12)

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17 Jose Miguel Da Le Cruz (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action. On September 30, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 12). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because his previous pro bono counsel went to work in a different area;1 because he is not well versed in the law; and because it will be very difficult for Plaintiff to seek discovery, cross examine witnesses, and perform other duties required of professional lawyers. Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), withdrawn in part on other grounds, 154 F.3d 952

1 The Court has not…