(PC) Michael A. Yocom v. County of Tulare

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL ALAN YOCOM, Case No. 1:21-cv-00849-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO APPOINT COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 16) COUNTY OF TULARE, MIKE

BOUDREAUX, WELL PATH MEDICAL

GROUP, and DR. LIBERSTEIN, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO PROVIDE

PLAINTIFF WITH COURTESY COPY OF

Defendants. COMPLAINT 17 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s pleading titled “Reply; and Request for Counsel Appointment” filed August 25, 2023. (Doc. No. 16). Plaintiff, a prisoner, is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. (Doc. Nos. 1, 13). Plaintiff seeks appointment counsel because he is “gravely disabled” and “mentally unfit to be able to choose his own medication since August 2018.” (Doc. No. 16). In support of his request, Plaintiff attaches an order from an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) authorizing correctional officials to administer Plaintiff psychiatric medication for the period of May 30, 2023…