(PC) Suarez v. Clark
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JOSE ALFREDO SUAREZ, Case No. 1:22-cv-00160-JLT-SAB (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S SECOND
MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
v. COUNSEL
KEN CLARK, et al., (ECF No. 49) Defendants.
14 Plaintiff Jose Alfredo Suarez is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s second motion for appointment of counsel, filed March 6, 2023. In seeking appointment of counsel, Plaintiff submits: (1) he is unable to afford counsel; (2) his imprisonment limits his ability to litigate the action; (3) he has limited access to the law library; (4) a trial will likely involve conflicting testimony; (5) he has limited knowledge of the law; (6) he has made repeated efforts to obtain counsel; and (7) he has presented a likelihood of success on the merits. There is no constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th…