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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHIKEB SADDOZAI, Case No. 1:19-cv-01611-DAD-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO APPOINT COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 23) K. HOSEY, M. BOUTTE,

Defendants. 16 Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel incorporated within motion for extension of time and motion for preliminary injunction filed September 14, 2020. (Doc. No. 25). Plaintiff Shikeb Saddozai is currently incarcerated at the Salinas Valley State Prison and is proceeding pro se on his civil rights complaint filed on November 14, 2019. (Doc. 1). Plaintiff was granted in forma pauperis status. (Doc. No. 5). The United States Constitution does not require appointment of counsel in civil cases. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 354 (1996) (explaining Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. at 817, did not create a right to appointment of counsel in civil cases). Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this court has discretionary authority to appoint counsel for an…