Daram

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONALD RAY BOWCUT, No. 2:21-cv-0736 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER VASUKI DARAM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with an action brought under 42 U.S.C. §1983. Plaintiff has moved the court to appoint counsel. (ECF Nos. 43, 44, 49 and 50.) The motions were prepared by inmate Stephen Snow, who identifies himself as a “jailhouse lawyer.” Snow states that he began assisting plaintiff for the purpose of plaintiff’s challenge to a document filed without plaintiff’s knowledge. The document purported to be a request by plaintiff to dismiss his case. Plaintiff contended that he did not wish to dismiss his case and that the document had been filed by another prisoner who assisted him previously with this case. Plaintiff’s request to dismiss was withdrawn and this case has proceeded. Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on November 14, 2023. Plaintiff has not yet filed an opposition. 26…