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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFFERY DONEL ROBINSON, No. 1:20-cv-00622-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. TO APPOINT COUNSEL

C. CRYER, L. MERRITT, Doc. No.

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16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for leave to appoint counsel (Doc. No. 9), 17 filed July 31, 2020. Plaintiff filed this case by initiating an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as a prisoner proceeding pro se on July 15, 2020. See Doc. No. 1. The Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on July 17, 2020. See Doc. No.7. 21 Plaintiff seeks appoint of counsel and lists numerous reasons, including, but not limited to 22 that: he is unable to afford counsel, his imprisonment will limit his ability to litigate the case, and 23 a trial will result in conflicting testimony. See Doc. No. 9 at 1-2. 24 The United States Constitution does not require appointment of counsel in civil cases. See 25 Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 354 (1996) (explaining Bounds…