Jones
(PC) Mills v. Jones
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS K. MILLS, No. 1:21-CV-01193-ADA-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER AFFIRMING MAGISTRATE
JUDGE’S DENIAL OF APPOINTMENT OF
JONES, et al., COUNSEL Defendant. (Doc. No. 130, 133) 16 17 Plaintiff Thomas K. Mills is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 18 this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has filed a total of seven motions for 19 appointment of counsel. (Doc. Nos. 10, 40, 65, 68, 85, 91, 122.) The magistrate judge has denied 20 each of plaintiff’s requests. (Doc. Nos. 14, 44, 81, 88, 95, 130.) Following the most recent denial, 21 plaintiff filed a Request to Enter an Objection to Magistrate Judge’s Denial of Plaintiff’s Seven 22 Motions for Appointment of Counsel. (Doc. No. 133.) This court considers plaintiff’s objections 23 pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(a). 24 I. 25 Legal Standard 26 Requests for appointment of counsel are non-dispositive motions that magistrate judges…