Moore

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JORDAN HUFF, Case No. 1:19-CV-01248-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO APPOINT COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 18) THOMAS MOORE, ET. AL., Defendants. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel, filed March 9, 2022. (Doc. No. 18). Plaintiff initiated this action as a federal prisoner by filing a prisoner civil rights complaint under Bivens1 on September 9, 2019. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff is proceeding on his Second Amended Complaint, which remains due for a screening. (Doc. No. 16). Plaintiff states he seeks appointment of counsel for a litany of reasons, including, he cannot afford to hire counsel, limited access to the law library, limited knowledge of the law, attempts to secure other counsel to no avail. (Doc. No. 18 at 1-2). 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…