Mendoza

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ESMELING L. BAHENA, Case No. 1:22-cv-01585-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT

COUNSEL

v.

LEMON, et al., (ECF No. 37)

Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Esmeling L. Bahena (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s second amended complaint against Defendant Mendoza for excessive force and deliberate indifference to medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment. All parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF No. 40.) This case is currently set for a video settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on November 17, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. On October 3, 2023, Plaintiff filed a renewed motion for appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 37.) Specifically, Plaintiff requests appointment of counsel for the settlement conference. Plaintiff states that he does not…