Lawhorn
(PC) Martinez v. Lawhorn
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICARDO MARTINEZ, Case No. 1:21-cv-01602-JLT-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL
v. (Doc. 29) D. LAWHORN, et al.,
Defendants.
16 Plaintiff Ricardo Martinez is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. INTRODUCTION On May 30, 2023, Plaintiff filed Motion for Appointment of Counsel. (Doc. 29.) Plaintiff indicates he is “proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis” in this action. (Id.) He requests the appointment of counsel “pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(1)” and states he is unable to afford counsel, has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis, has “limited knowledge of law with a TABE score of 02.0,”1 that this action is complex, and that the trial “will likely involve conflicting testimony, and counsel would better enable Plaintiff to represent evidence and cross examine witnesses.” (Id.)
1 “The TABE (Tests of Adult…