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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CODY DIJKSTRA, Case No. 1:21-cv-01223-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS

TO APPOINT COUNSEL

v. (Doc. Nos. 18, 19) CAMPOS, et al.,

Defendants. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motions to appoint counsel, filed January 18, 2022 and January 20, 2022. (Doc. Nos. 18, 19). Plaintiff seeks appointment of counsel citing as reasons: his indigence, status as a prisoner making it difficult to prosecute this case, inability to secure counsel on his own, and belief that his case is complex. Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on August 12, 2021. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff paid the filing fee and is proceeding on his first amended complaint. (Doc. No. 14). 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. Smith, 430 U.S. at 817, did not create a right to…