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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN LEWIS, JR., Case No. 1:22-cv-00628-NODJ-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

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v. ALAN QUINTO, et al., (Doc. 29) Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Kevin Lewis, Jr., is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. Background This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim for use of excessive force against Defendants Quinto, Gilbert, Brown, and Hernandez, Correctional Officers (“COs”) at North Kern State Prison, and claim for failure to protect against COs Brown and Hernandez. (Docs. 15, 19, 20.) Defendants’ have not yet appeared and their time to respond to the operative complaint has not expired. II. Plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel On December 29, 2023, Plaintiff filed the pending motion for appointment of counsel. (Doc. 29.) In his motion, Plaintiff represents that he is “a mental health…