Boudreaux

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 PASCHAL CHRISTMAN, JR., Case No. 1:23-cv-00605-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 MIKE BOUDREAUX, et al., (ECF No. 3)

Defendants.

17 Paschal Christman, Jr. (“Plaintiff”), is a prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action. On April 19, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 3). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he cannot afford to hire a lawyer; because his imprisonment will greatly limit his ability to litigate; because this case will likely involve substantial investigation and discovery; because the issues in this case are complex and a lawyer would help Plaintiff apply the law properly; because Plaintiff has never been a party to a civil legal proceeding; because a trial in this case will likely involve conflicting testimony and a lawyer would assist Plaintiff in the presentation of evidence and the…