Davey
(PC) Martinez v. Davey
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICARDO MARTINEZ, 1:16-cv-01658-JLT (PC) Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v. APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL D.DAVEY, et al., (Doc. 78) Defendant. 16 Plaintiff has filed numerous motions seeking the appointment of counsel, (see Docs. 18, 30 37, 49), which this Court denied. (See Docs. 19, 31, 38, 50). On June 24, 2019, this Court appointed Chijioke O. Ikonte for the limited purpose of investigating the claim and drafting and filing a fifth amended complaint. (Doc. 51.) On December 6, 2019, Mr. Ikonte filed a Notice of Futility of Filing a Fifth Amended Complaint, which states that he and Plaintiff agreed a fifth amendment complaint is unnecessary. Id. Plaintiff has filed another motion for appointment of counsel. (Doc. 78.) He again describes the case as “complex” and states: “Trial in this case will likely involv[e] conflicting testimony, and counsel would better enable Plaintiff to present evidence and cross…