Mayfield

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 LEOBARDO ERIC RAMOS, Case No. 1:21-cv-01036-DAD-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL, v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 MAYFIELD, et al., (ECF No. 36)

Defendants.

17 Leobardo Ramos (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 21, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 36). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he is unable to afford counsel; because he is “Law illiterate;” because he is mentally unfit to present his case (he suffers from mental health issues, including chronic depression, borderline personality disorder, hallucinations, and post- traumatic stress disorder); because of the complexity of this case; because he has a TABE score of 5.0; and because a trial in this case will involve conflicting testimony. Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right…