Gamboa
(PC) Garces v. Gamboa
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 LUIS MANUEL GARCES, Case No. 1:21-cv-00392-JLT-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE
D. HERNANDEZ, et al., (ECF No. 29)
Defendants.
17 Plaintiff Luis Manuel Garces (“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 March 3, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of counsel along with a supporting declaration and memorandum of points and authorities. (ECF No. 29.) Plaintiff requests appointment of counsel because he is unable to afford counsel; the issues involved in the case are complex; Plaintiff is in segregated housing and has limited access to the law library; he has been unable to find an attorney to help him on his own; and Plaintiff has limited knowledge of the law and is illiterate. (Id.). Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action,…