Borum

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAMONT SHEPARD, Case No. 1:18-cv-00277-ADA-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 118) M. BORUM, J. ACEBEDO, Defendants. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel (“Motion “) and Objection to Defendant’s Notice of Appearance of Additional Counsel (“Objection”) concurrently filed on December 12, 2022. (Doc. Nos. 118, 119). In his Motion, Plaintiff requests the Court to appoint him counsel because: he cannot afford counsel, his current classification does not provide him access to the law library, he has limited knowledge of the law, and he believes counsel is better positioned to present evidence and cross examine witnesses. (See generally Doc. No. 118). In his Objection, Plaintiff wishes to state for “appeal purposes” that he opposes the entry of the appearance of a second attorney on behalf of defendants as “unfair.” (See generally Doc. No. 119). …