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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANCISCO SIERRA, Case No. 1:17-cv-01691-DAD-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO

v. COUNSEL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

J. CASTELLANOS, (ECF NO. 72)

Defendant.

16 Plaintiff Francisco Sierra is a state inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. On November 29, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 72). Generally, Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he cannot afford to hire counsel, his incarceration limits his ability to litigate, the issues in this case are complex, and Plaintiff has limited knowledge of the law and limited access to legal materials. (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have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), withdrawn in part on other grounds, 154 F.3d 952 (9th Cir. 1998), and the Court cannot require an…