Alison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 PAUL STEPHEN KELLER, Case No. 1:21-cv-01707-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 KATHLEEN ALISON, et al., (ECF No. 10)

Defendants.

17 Paul Keller (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 18, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel, a declaration in support of the motion, and a memorandum of law in support of the motion. (ECF Nos. 10 & 11). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he is unable to afford counsel; because the issues involved in this case are extremely complex and his imprisonment will greatly limit his ability to litigate; because he has little to no access to the law library due to strict COVID-19 restrictions and procedures, as well as the many absences of the Law Librarian; because he has sought legal…