Cervantes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 RANDY PEREZ, Case No. 1:22-cv-00390-DAD-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT

COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 8) CERVANTES, Defendant. 13 Plaintiff Randy Perez (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel, filed April 13, 2022. (ECF No. 8.) Plaintiff requests appointment of counsel for the following reasons: (1) the issues involved in this case are complex; (2) due to COVID-19 and restrictions within the state prison, Plaintiff has extremely limited access to the law library; and (3) Plaintiff has limited knowledge of the law, specifically medical emergencies protection agency laws, the true protocol for assaults and batteries pertaining to medical prison staff against inmates. Plaintiff further declares that the case is complex because it contains numerous different legal claims and violations of…