(PC) Miller v. Commissioner of the State of California Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 KEVIN L. MILLER, Case No. 1:21-cv-00176-DAD-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO APPOINT COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 13) COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants. 14 Plaintiff Kevin L. Miller (“Plaintiff”) is a former county jail inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s complaint has not yet been screened. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel, filed March 12, 2021. (ECF No. 13.) Plaintiff states that he is unable to afford counsel, his imprisonment will greatly limit his ability to litigate, and the issues involved in this case are complex and will require significant research and investigation. Plaintiff also states that he has limited access to the law library and limited knowledge of the law, a trial in this case will likely involve conflicting testimony, and counsel…