Norris

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 10 LAMAR JORDAN, Case No. 1:20-cv-00467-JLT-EPG (PC) 11 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO

v. COUNSEL

(ECF No. 102)

E. ANUNCIACION, et al.,

15 Defendant(s). 16 17 Lamar Jordan is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil 18 rights action. On February 10, 2023, this Court denied, without prejudice, Plaintiff’s motion for 19 appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 80). Plaintiff then filed another motion on May 3, 2023, asking the Court to reconsider appointing counsel, arguing that counsel could help with settlement and other proceedings and that Plaintiff cannot adequately articulate his claims. (ECF No. 85). For the same reasons as stated in its February 2023 order, the Court again concluded on July 11, 2023, that this case did not warrant the appointment of pro bono counsel for the entirety of the case. (ECF Nos. 91, 80). The Court did appoint an attorney for the limited purpose of 25 …