Sherman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ADAM SHARPE, Case No. 1:19-cv-00711-DAD-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO

v. COUNSEL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

C. CRYER, et al., (ECF NO. 80)

Defendants.

16 Plaintiff Adam Sharpe is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On November 16, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 80). Generally, Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because his incarceration limits his ability to litigate, the issues in this case are complex, and Plaintiff has limited knowledge of the law. (Id.) Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), withdrawn in part on other grounds, 154 F.3d 952 (9th Cir. 1998), and the Court cannot require an attorney to represent Plaintiff…