(PC) Penn v. Warden of Kern Valley State Prison
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARLIN PENN, Case No. 1:18-cv-01482-AWI-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO APPOINT COUNSEL
v. (Doc. No. 21) WARDEN OF KERN VALLEY STATE PRISON, et al., 15 Defendants.
17 Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for leave to appoint counsel filed April 5, 2021. (Doc. No. 21). Plaintiff, who is a prisoner, initiated this action by filing a pro se civil rights complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff is proceeding on his second amended complaint filed May 18, 2020. (Doc. No. 19). The court granted plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis due to his indigency. (Doc. No. 7). The court has not yet completed a screening of plaintiff’s second amended complaint. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Plaintiff requests the appointment of counsel for the following reasons: (1) he claims to have mental health issues and suffers from anxiety and depression; (2) prison officials are retaliating against…