Chau

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICKY LEON SCOTT, Case No. 1:19-cv-01079-ADA-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 44) J. CHAU, Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. No. 44). Plaintiff, a prisoner, is proceeding pro se on his Second Amended Complaint. (Doc. No. 28). The Court granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in this action in forma pauperis in this action. (Doc. No. 18). Plaintiff seeks appointment counsel because he cannot afford to pay for counsel, being imprisoned will hinder his ability to litigate, the issues of this case are complex, he has “limited access to the law library[,]” he has “limited knowledge of the law[,]” counsel would be better equipped than him to present evidence and cross examine witnesses, and his repeated efforts to obtain an attorney were unsuccessful. (Doc. No. 44). The United States Constitution does not require…