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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MYOHO MYSTIC WINSTON, JR., Case No. 1:22-cv-00343-EPG Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT

COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 5) RUSSELL K. PAUL,

Defendant. 15 Plaintiff Myoho Winston, Jr. is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1). Upon initial screening on March 30, 2022, the Court concluded that Plaintiff failed to state a deliberate-indifference claim against Defendant Russell K. Paul but provided Plaintiff with the applicable legal standards and opportunity to amend his complaint within thirty days, or, alternatively, to stand on his complaint and have it reviewed by a district judge. (ECF No. 3). On April 11, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion to appoint counsel, arguing that the Court should appoint counsel because he is unable to afford counsel, he has limited access to the law library due to COVID protocols at his prison, the issues are complex, and he has limited legal 25 …