Trinh
(PC) Johnson v. Trinh
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PHILLIP JOSEPH JOHNSON, Case No. 1:23-cv-00241-JLT-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
v. (ECF No. 26) TRINH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Phillip Joseph Johnson (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 24, 2023, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file an amended complaint to include additional defendants to the original complaint. (ECF Nos. 21, 22.) On May 8, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion to appoint counsel, a renewed motion to proceed in forma pauperis, a notice of change of address, and a first amended complaint. (ECF Nos. 26– 30.) Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis is unnecessary, as Plaintiff has already been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this action. (ECF No. 8.) Plaintiff’s first amended complaint will be screened in due course. In his…