Mata

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL JOHNSON, No. 2:22-cv-0613 KJM KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER LT. J. MATA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a federal prisoner, currently incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Beaumont, Texas, and proceeds pro se with an action brought pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Plaintiff paid the court’s filing fee. (ECF No. 11.) In his amended complaint, plaintiff alleges that on August 11, 2020, defendant Mata and other unidentified defendants used excessive force on plaintiff in violation of his Fifth and Eighth Amendment rights. (ECF No. 14.) On June 27, 2022, plaintiff filed a motion for reconsideration of the June 15, 2022 order denying appointment of counsel. As discussed below, plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration is granted but, upon reconsideration, plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel is denied without prejudice. Reconsideration …