(PC) Quarles v. California State Prison Corcoran

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NIKKO JAVOR QUARLES, Case No. 1:19-cv-00109-AWI-HBK

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S SECOND

v. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

J. VELASQUEZ, et al., (Doc. No.30)

Defendants. 16 17 18 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel filed January 3, 2022. (Doc. No. 30). Plaintiff, who is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeks appointment of counsel because he “will need the expertise of trial counsel for trial.” (Id.). (Doc. Nos. 7, 24). The Court previously denied Plaintiff appointment of counsel. See Doc. No. 15. Plaintiff articulates no additional reasons in his current motion as to why the Court should appoint counsel in this matter. The United States Constitution does not require appointment of counsel in civil cases. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 354 (1996) (explaining Bounds v.…