Spearman
(PC) Coleman v. Spearman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODNEY V. COLEMAN, No. 2:19-cv-0369 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M.E. SPEARMAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action, asks the court to reconsider its denial of his motion to appoint counsel filed March 2022. See ECF Nos. 30, 33, 35. The court construes the filing as a second motion for the appointment of counsel. In support of the motion, plaintiff states that the appointment of counsel is warranted because prison officials have not allowed him to receive a special typewriter that better assists him with his ADA needs, in violation of their own rules and regulations. In addition, plaintiff anticipates that extensive daily programming at the prison will limit his ability to respond to court-ordered deadlines in a timely manner. ECF No. 35. In certain exceptional circumstances, the district court may request the voluntary assistance of counsel pursuant to…