Moreno

(PC) Beckett v. Moreno

Caution
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJanuary 13, 20231:20-cv-01427California622 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 MATTHEW H. BECKETT, Case No. 1:20-cv-01427-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 37, 46) MORENO, et al., Defendants. 11 Plaintiff Matthew H. Beckett (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s first amended complaint against Defendants Sedillo and Moreno for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment for the incident on October 21, 2018, for force used after the time Plaintiff lost consciousness. All parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF No. 45.) Currently before the Court are Plaintiff’s motions for appointment of counsel, filed November 10, 2021 and January 9, 2023. (ECF Nos, 37, 46.) Plaintiff states that he is in a highly disadvantaged position due to his diagnoses of Bi-Polar Disorder Type 1, ADHD or ADD, and Dyslexia. Plaintiff states that due to…

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