Portillo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER BRANDON DAVIS, Case No.: 1:22-cv-00457 ADA-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. 26) M. PORTILLO, et al.,

Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Christopher Brandon Davis is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff filed a second motion for the appointment of counsel on August 2, 2023. (Doc. 26.) He asserts the following as the bases for his request: (1) the previously assigned magistrate 22 judge denied his earlier motion without prejudice;1 (2) the Court has ordered this action proceed on claims arising under the First, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments; (3) Plaintiff is unable to afford counsel and is proceeding in forma pauperis; (4) his imprisonment greatly impacts his ability to litigate, the issues are complex and will require significant research and investigation; (5) a trial would involve…