Tortorice

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DAVID ROSS, Case No. 1:20-cv-01000-BAK (BAM) (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

v. COUNSEL FOR DEPOSITION ONLY (ECF No. 29) S. TORTORICE,

Defendant. 15 Plaintiff David Ross (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s second amended complaint against Defendant S. Tortorice (“Defendant”) for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. I. INTRODUCTION On March 14, 2022, Plaintiff filed “Plaintiff’s Request for an Attorney’s Representation for the Deposition Only.” (ECF No. 29.) Plaintiff declares he has “received 100% assistance from fellow inmates in preparation and prosecution of” his lawsuit and that he is “totally unaware of ANY of the procedures necessary to maintain” the lawsuit. (Id. at 2, ¶ 2.)…