Pascua

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STACEN OMAR OUTHOUMMOUNTRY, ) Case No.: 1:22-cv-00104-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S SECOND v. ) MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL,

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

N. PASCUA, et al., ) ) (ECF No. 17) Defendants. ) ) )

Plaintiff Stacen Omar Outhoummountry is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s second motion for appointment of counsel, filed March 14, 2022 (ECF No. 17.) Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he is unable to afford counsel; his imprisonment limits his ability to litigate the action; limited knowledge of the law and access to the law library; a trial would likely involve conflicting testimony; the issues in this case are complex; and he has limited education. (ECF No. 17.) As Plaintiff was previously advised, there is no constitutional…