Ysusi

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 PABLO P. PIÑA, Case No. 1:20-cv-01735-BAM (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION REQUESTING

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

13 v. (ECF No. 56) 14 YSUSI, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Pablo P. Piña (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights 18 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint 19 against Defendant Ysusi for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment and against 20 Defendant J. Gonzales for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment. All parties have 21 consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF Nos. 36, 39.) 22 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel, filed 23 November 21, 2022. (ECF No. 56.) Plaintiff argues that counsel should be appointed because he 24 is unable to pursue his legal action in this case due to CDCR refusing to provide Plaintiff with his 25 legal materials and law books. In addition, Plaintiff contends that…