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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

7 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 GENE RAYMOND MATTHEWS, III, Case No. 1:22-cv-01508-SAB (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 11 FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL, v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE 12

S. RAMOS, et al., (ECF No. 11)

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15 16 Plaintiff Gene Raymond Matthews, III is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed 17 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 18 On November 21, 2022, this case was transferred from the United States District Court 19 for the Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division. 20 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel, filed October 21 24, 2022. Plaintiff seeks appointment of counsel because: (1) he has limited knowledge of the 22 law; (2) he is indigent and cannot afford a lawyer; (2) his case is complex; (3) 23 expert testimony will be required; (4) discovery will be required; (5) his imprisonment limits his 24 ability to investigate and locate witnesses; and (6) he has been unable to obtain counsel on…