Ehlers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROGELIO MAY RUIZ, Case No. 2:21-cv-00146-JAM-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. ECF No. 9 R. EHLERS, Defendant. 16 On March 15, 2021, plaintiff was ordered to show cause why, in spite of his “three- striker” status, he should be allowed to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 8. In response to that order, plaintiff has filed a motion styled as a request for appointment of counsel, to grant his application to proceed in forma pauperis, and to withdraw his three-striker designation. ECF No. 9. The majority of plaintiff’s motion is written in Spanish. See ECF No. 9. However, in the small portion that is written in English, plaintiff requests that he be appointed counsel.1 23 24 District courts generally do not accept filings written in languages other than English. 25 Accordingly, the court declines to address any arguments articulated in Spanish. See United States v. Rivera-Rosario, 300 F.3d 1, 5 (1st…