Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 L.C. CUNNINGHAM, Case No. 1:19-cv-01508-AWI-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE

M. MARTINEZ, et al., (ECF No. 80)

Defendants.

17 L.C. Cunningham (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 17, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 80). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he is unable to afford counsel; because his imprisonment is greatly limiting his ability to litigate; because the issues involved in this case are complex and will require significant research and investigation; because he has limited access to the law library; because he is being denied access to the email system that allows him to review relevant law inside his cell by way of a tablet; because a trial in this case will likely involve 26 …