Sherman
(PC) Brummett v. Sherman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELVIN RAY BRUMMETT, JR., No. 1:20-cv-00622-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. TO APPOINT COUNSEL 13 STUART SHERMAN, D. LOPEZ, G. Doc. No. 8 BEARD, E. AGUIRRE,
Defendants.
This matter comes before the Court upon initial review of the case which was recently 18 reassigned to the undersigned. See Doc. No. 13. Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for 19 appointment of counsel filed on May 13, 2020. (Doc. No. 8). Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se 20 and incarcerated, initiated this action by filing a prisoner Civil Rights Complaint on April 30, 2020. 21 Doc. No. 1. Plaintiff was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Doc. No.7. 22 Plaintiff lists a litany of reasons why he requires appointment of counsel, including, but not limited to:(1) he is unable to afford counsel and his case has merit; (2) the issues involved are 25 26 1 The Court notes that the Screening Order (Doc. No. 11)…