Kirsch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LYNN WOODS, No. 2:22-cv-0640-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER CHRISTOPHER SMITH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 1. He has also filed a request for appointment of counsel. ECF No. 2. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis The court has reviewed plaintiff’s application and finds that it makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and (2). Accordingly, by separate order, the court directs the agency having custody of plaintiff to collect and forward the appropriate monthly payments for the filing fee as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) and (2). Request for Appointment of Counsel Plaintiff requests that the court appoint him counsel. District courts lack authority to require counsel to represent…