Rodriguez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD JOSEPH CRANE, No. 2:15-cv-00208-TLN-KJN Plaintiff, v. ORDER RODRIGUEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Richard Joseph Crane’s (“Plaintiff”) motion for reconsideration of the magistrate judge’s December 7, 2020 order denying Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel (ECF No. 225). (ECF No. 233.) For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s Motion is DENIED. /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) is proceeding on claims for violations of Plaintiff’s First and Eighth Amendment rights. (See ECF No. 16.) Plaintiff claims that Defendants Davey, Rodriguez, Robinette, Barton, Probst, and Weeks (collectively, “Defendants”) retaliated against him for his litigation…