Jackson v. County of Madera

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CORNEL JACKSON, Case No. 1:22-cv-00069-DAD-EPG Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT

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v. (ECF No. 3) COUNTY OF MADERA, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff Cornel Jackson is an inmate currently confined at the Madera County Jail and is proceeding pro se in this lawsuit filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff filed his complaint on January 18, 2022. On the same date, Plaintiff filed a motion to appoint counsel, arguing that appointment of counsel is warranted 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 the Madera County Jail’s Research Program is inadequate and refuses to provide him with legal supplies, such as photocopies; because jail staff have interfered with his mail in the past, and because appointment of counsel would help him prove his innocence in a pending state criminal…