Meritt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID WAYNE WILSON, Case No.: 1:22-cv-00455-AWI-BAK (GSA) (PC) Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

v. TO APPOINT COUNSEL

LURA MERRITT, et al., (Doc. 18)

Defendants. 16 Plaintiff David Wayne Wilson is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 8, 2022, Plaintiff filed a “Motion for Appointment of Counsel.” (Doc. 18.) For the reasons given below, Plaintiff’s motion will be denied. I. DISCUSSION A. Plaintiff’s Motion Plaintiff contends counsel should be appointed because “imprisonment will greatly limit his ability to litigate the issues involved in this case which are complex, and will require significant research and investigation.” (Doc. 18 at 1.) He contends he has limited access to the law library and has been “denied adequate ‘Law Library access’ due to Photocopy’s withheld 5 days,” by…