(PC) Baltierra v. Warden - North Kern State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES BALTIERRA, Case No. 1:21-cv-01723-ADA-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 17) WARDEN NORTH KERN STATE PRISON, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis on his complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1). Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion requesting appointment of counsel filed on March 23, 2023. (Doc. No. 17). Plaintiff requests the Court appoint him Counsel because he has a serious infection that began October 2022. (Id. at 2-4). As a result, Plaintiff is prescribed oral antibiotics and has multiple medical appointments which sometimes result in extended hospitalization. (Id. at 3-4). Plaintiff’s “last hospital trip was 5 months.” (Id. at 4). Finally, Plaintiff currently has unspecified restrictions that resulted from his infection. (Id. at 3). The United States Constitution does not require appointment of counsel in…