Tappen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JONATHAN WILBANKS, No. 2:21-cv-0026 KJM KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER T. TAPPEN, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.§ 1983. On September 26, 2022, defendant filed a motion to compel discovery responses, asserting that plaintiff failed to file responses to defendant’s interrogatories or request for production of documents. On October 17, 2022, plaintiff requested appointment of counsel, which was prepared by another inmate on plaintiff’s behalf. (ECF No. 41 at 5.) The court has determined that this case may be appropriate for appointment of counsel for a limited purpose. Plaintiff’s Allegations Plaintiff contends that on July 3, 2018, defendant T. Tappen used excessive force on plaintiff at California State Prison, Sacramento. Specifically, defendant Tappen shot plaintiff three times in rapid succession with…