Villasenor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON SCOTT HOUNIHAN, Case No. 1:23-cv-00163-ADA-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO

v. COUNSEL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

JOSE C. VILLASENOR, (ECF No. 43)

Defendant.

16 Plaintiff Jason Scott Hounihan is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment sexual assault claim against Defendant Villasenor based on Plaintiff’s allegations that Defendant instructed medical personnel to inspect Plaintiff’s rectum for contraband even though an x-ray revealed no contraband. (ECF No. 5). On October 3, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 43). He states as follows: “This is a motion for appointment of counsel if possible because I feel oppressed and discriminated against and not respected enough when it comes to me fulfilling 25 …