(PC) Holguin v. Bell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FELIPE ROAMN HOLGUIN, No. 1:19-cv-000757-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v.

BELL, DIAZ, and RAMOS, (Doc. No. 41)

Defendants. 16 17 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel filed December 2, 2021. (Doc. No. 41). Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis on his civil rights complaint filed under 42 U.S.C § 1983 complaint. (Doc Nos. 1, 10). The complaint alleges a conditions-of-confinement claim for a week-long stay in a cell covered in feces and sewer water, without a working toilet. (See generally Doc. No. 12). Plaintiff seeks appointment of counsel on the basis that he is indigent; his imprisonment impedes his ability to litigate this case; a trial would involve conflicting testimony and counsel would be better at introducing evidence and cross-examining witnesses; and his attempts to retain counsel thus far have failed. (Doc. No. 41 26 …