Zakhary

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER PRESTFIELD, Case No. 1:20-cv-01551-NONE-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE,

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR A

v. COMPETENCY HEARING AND FOR

APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO COUNSEL,

GEORGE M. ZAKHARY, (ECF NO. 34) Defendant. 16 17 18 Plaintiff Christopher Prestfield is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case proceeds on Plaintiff’s claim that Defendant violated his 14th Amendment rights by failing to obtain his informed consent in operating on Plaintiff to repair a facial fracture because Defendant did not advise Plaintiff of the specific risk of severe post-operative neurological pain. (ECF No. 5). On August 30, 2021, Plaintiff filed a “petition requesting psychiatric review of Plaintiff and possible appointment of counsel for mental health reasons or other measures.” (ECF No. 34). For the reasons that follow,…