(PC) Campbell v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] Senarble Campbell, No. 2:21-cev-01172-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER Vv. Rainelle Smith, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Senarble Campbell, who is incarcerated and proceeding in forma pauperis, filed 18 this action to pursue claims about his mental health care in Mule Creek State Prison. See generally Compl., ECF No. 1. He is not represented by counsel. His complaint was originally 20 filed in June 2021. On the same day he filed his complaint, he asked the court to appoint an attorney to represent him. See Mot. Appoint Counsel, ECF No. 3. He wrote that he suffers from a “mental illness” and “requires mental health care” and “effective communication,” which he 23 described as a rule requiring prison staff to speak “slowly and assure that the inmate 24 understands.” /d. at 1-2. Campbell also cited the COVID-19 pandemic and the likelihood that 25 experts will be asked to give…