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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DOVIE D. LEEN, No. 2:20-cv-2039 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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M. TRUTH, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendants used excessive force against him in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion requesting the appointment of counsel and injunctive relief. (ECF No. 8.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will deny the request for counsel and recommend that his request for injunctive relief be denied. I. Motion to Appoint Counsel In support of his motion to appoint counsel, plaintiff alleges that he is a mental health patient at the EOP1 level of care and he has trouble understanding and thinking such that he is not able to represent himself. (ECF No. 8 at 1.)

1 EOP is the abbreviation for Enhanced…