(PC) McCoy v. Sac County Jail

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEROME ELI MCCOY, No. 2:22-cv-01769-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SAC COUNTY JAIL, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a county inmate proceeding in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302. On March 9, 2023, the court appointed counsel Jessica Arena for the limited purpose of drafting and filing an amended complaint in this matter. Counsel filed the first amended complaint on June 23, 2023, and it is now before the court for screening. I. Motion for the Appointment of Counsel As counsel’s appointment has ended based on the filing of the amended complaint, plaintiff filed a renewed motion for the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 16. District courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent prisoners in section 1983 cases. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490…