Ables

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID HAMILTON, No. 2:23-cv-0050 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER L. ABLES, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state inmate proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendants used excessive force against him in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel. (ECF No. 11.) In support of the motion plaintiff argues that: (1) the complaint presents a colorable Eighth Amendment claims with a likelihood of success on the merits; (2) litigating this case will require depositions, hearings, and witness testimony; (3) he is indigent and cannot afford counsel; (4) he is blind in one eye, hearing impaired, receives mental health treatment; (5) the litigation coordinator refused to accept service1 and the attorney general has not responded to a letter regarding discovery requests. (ECF No. 11 at 1-2.) 27 1 The…