(PC) Springs v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIC LEBRON SPRINGS, Case No. 1:23-cv-001493-CDB (PC) Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

v. FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (Doc. 7) Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Eric Springs is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On November 15, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion for the appointment of counsel, in which he states he is “unable to afford counsel” and notes he has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff further represents that his imprisonment will limit his ability to litigate his action and that he has limited access to the law library at the place of his confinement. (Doc. 7). I. DISCUSSION Plaintiffs do not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in § 1983 actions. Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), rev’d in part on other grounds, 154 F.3d 952, 954 n.1 (9th Cir. 1998).…