(PC) Hill v. Corcoran State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 D’VAUGHN CORTEZ HILL, Case No. 1:23-cv-00870-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 CORCORAN STATE PRISON, et al., (ECF No. 11)

Defendants.

17 D’Vaughn Cortez Hill (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 26, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 11). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because Plaintiff is unable to afford counsel, the issues involved in his case are complex and require significant research an investigation, Plaintiff has limited access to the law library and limited knowledge of the law, and a trial in this case will likely involve conflicting testimony. Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), withdrawn in part…