Castillo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARK A. SCOTT, No. 1:20-cv-0598 ADA GSA (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

DAVID CASTILLO, et al., (ECF No. 57) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. The matter is at the pretrial stage of the proceedings. Plaintiff has filed a motion for the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 57. For the reasons stated below, the motion will be denied. I. MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL In support of Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel, he points, in part, to the pretrial conference and jury trial that were scheduled for December 2023 and January 2024, respectively. ECF No. 57 at 1. In addition, Plaintiff states…