Quick
(PC) Jackson v. Quick
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 CORNEL JACKSON, Case No. 1:19-cv-01591-NONE-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S FIFTH MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO v. BONO COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 JASON QUICK, et al., (ECF No. 58) 15 Defendants. 16 Cornel Jackson (“Plaintiff”) is a pretrial detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 18, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 58). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because his confinement will greatly limit his ability to litigate; because the issues involved in this case are complex and will require significant research and investigation; because the jail’s research program takes weeks to provide requested information “and when information is favorable it is not provided” by Defendants, who suppress such information; because he has limited knowledge of the law; because he is unable to afford counsel; because…