Teragawa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIRELL TAYLOR, No. 2:21-cv-1330 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER S. TERAGAWA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se, in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff paid the filing fee. Counsel for defendant waived service of process. Plaintiff requests that the court appoint counsel. As discussed below, the motion is denied without prejudice. Plaintiff claims that a state court judge suspended criminal proceedings to have plaintiff involuntarily medicated at a state hospital under California Penal Code Section 1370. In light of such order, plaintiff seeks the appointment of counsel in this action. On November 8, 2021, plaintiff filed a notice of change of address, reflecting his transfer to the psychiatric inpatient program at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad. Plaintiff appended a copy of the state judge’s 26 It is unclear what criminal proceedings were suspended. The…