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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 JARED KRISTOPHER RYSEDORPH, Case No. 1:23-cv-00251-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 3) JOHN, et al., Defendants. 14 Plaintiff Jared Kristopher Rysedorph (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis is pending and the complaint has not yet been screened. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel, filed February 21, 2023. (ECF No. 3.) Plaintiff requests appointment of counsel because he is unable to afford counsel, and the issues in this case are too complex for Plaintiff to understand, litigate, and present to a jury. Plaintiff has made a reasonable attempt to obtain counsel and has limited resources available to him to investigate, retain witnesses, and conduct discovery. There are other issues, such as improper keeping of medical records, that Plaintiff is…