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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRANDEN S. MIZE, Case No. 1:22-cv-01322-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 11) STANISLAUS COUNTY SHERIFF’S

DEPARTMENT, ET AL.,

15 Defendants. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. No. 11). Plaintiff, a prisoner, is proceeding pro se on his civil rights complaint filed under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. (Doc. No. 1, Complaint). The Court granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in this action in forma pauperis in this action. (Doc. No. 10). Plaintiff seeks appointment counsel because he is indigent. (Doc. No. 11). The United States Constitution does not require appointment of counsel in civil cases. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 354 (1996) (explaining Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. at 817, did not create a right to appointment of counsel in civil cases). Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this court has discretionary authority to appoint counsel for an indigent to…