Campbell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 ROSS ANTHONY BROOKS, Case No. 1:23-cv-01058-JLT-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 21) CAMPBELL, et al., Defendants. 14 Plaintiff Ross Anthony Brooks (“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 first amended complaint against Defendant Parra for failure to protect/intervene in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel, filed December 21, 2023. (ECF No. 21.) Plaintiff requests appointment of counsel because he is unable to afford counsel, the issues involved in this case are complex, and Plaintiff has limited access to the law library. Plaintiff has made repeated efforts to obtain a lawyer, and he is experiencing adverse effects just trying to receive non-redacted incident reports. Plaintiff references the…