Rasey

(PC) Williams v. Rasey

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJune 22, 20211:21-cv-00203California502 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 DAVID WILLIAMS, Case No. 1:21-cv-00203-NONE-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE

C. RASEY, (ECF No. 26)

Defendant.

17 Plaintiff David Williams (“Plaintiff”) is a state inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on February 18, 2021. (ECF No. 1). On June 21, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 26). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel due to his “current mental health status and limited access to court.” (Id. at 1). Plaintiff does not elaborate on these grounds for appointing counsel, besides stating that he in an outpatient program for mental health treatment at his prison and that he has limited access to the court because of “library closures.” (Id.). Plaintiff does not have a constitutional…

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