Ogbuehi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 GERRY WILLIAMS, Case No. 1:19-cv-00855-JLT-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 CLEMENT OGBUEHI, et al., (ECF No. 68)

Defendants.

17 Gerry Williams (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 9, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 68). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because Plaintiff is unable to afford counsel; because the issues involved in this case are complex; because Plaintiff has very limited access to the law library; because Plaintiff is unable to investigate the facts; because Plaintiff contacted attorneys and they all declined to take his case; because Plaintiff is suffering from impaired liver function due to Hepatitis-C, and Plaintiff is experiencing severe pain, fatigue, dizziness, mental 26 …