(PC) Robertson v. California Department of State Hospitals - Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RANDY DAVID RAY ROBERTSON, Case No. 1:23-cv-00912-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO

13 v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF (ECF Nos. 2, 7, 10). STATE HOSPITALS, SACRAMENTO, et al., 16 Defendants.

18 Randy David Ray Robertson (“Plaintiff’), who appears to be a civil detainee currently 19 committed to the Atascadero State Hospital, is proceeding pro se in this civil rights complaint 20 filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 21 Plaintiff has filed three motions for the appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF Nos. 2, 7, 22 10). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he cannot afford counsel; because the 23 issues involved in this case are complex; because he cannot adequately represent himself in this 24 action; because he has limited access to legal materials and limited knowledge of the law; because 25 he has no ability to investigate the facts of this case; because a trial in this case will likely 26…