Ysusi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PABLO P. PIÑA, Case No. 1:20-cv-01735-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION REQUESTING

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 56) YSUSI, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Pablo P. Piña (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint against Defendant Ysusi for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment and against Defendant J. Gonzales for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment. All parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF Nos. 36, 39.) Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel, filed November 21, 2022. (ECF No. 56.) Plaintiff argues that counsel should be appointed because he is unable to pursue his legal action in this case due to CDCR refusing to provide Plaintiff with his legal materials and law books. In addition, Plaintiff contends that…