Gant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 11 JERRY LEE KING, Case No. 1:23-cv-00640-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO v. COUNSEL, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 GANT, et al., (ECF No. 17)

Defendants.

17 Jerry Lee King (“Plaintiff”), is a state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis and pro se in this civil rights action. On August 24, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 17). Plaintiff asks for appointment of counsel because he is entitled to use the discovery rules on the same terms as other litigants as part of his Due Process right to a fair trial under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments. (Id., p. 1). Plaintiff argues that he will not be allowed discovery “because it pertains to CDCR staff’s information.” (Id.) Plaintiff requests appointed counsel so that his constitutional rights can be protected. (Id., p. 2). On August 28, 2023, Defendants filed an opposition to Plaintiff’s motion. (ECF No.…