Jimmanz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KHADEMI DAVOOD, Case No. 1:21-cv-01394-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF EXPERT

v. PSYCHOLOGIST AND INVESTIGATOR OR

ATTORNEY

JIMMANZ, et al., (ECF No. 16) Defendants. 16 17 18 Plaintiff Khademi Davood is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of expert psychologist and investigator or attorney, filed December 16, 2021. (ECF No. 16.) Under Federal Rule of Evidence 706(a), the Court has the discretion to appoint an expert witness sua sponte or upon a party’s motion and may apportion costs of an appointed expert. Fed. R. Evid. 706; Walker v. American Home Shield Long Term Disability Plan, 180 F.3d 1065, 1071 (9th Cir. 1999). However, the purpose of a court-appointed expert under Rule 706 is to assist the trier of fact, not to serve as an…