(PC) Calderon v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 DANIEL RAY CALDERON, Case No. 1:23-CV-01183-EPG (PC) 11 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. FOR APPOINTMENT OF PRO BONO COUNSEL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, (ECF No. 11) et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Daniel Ray Calderon proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 12, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 11). Plaintiff states that he is unable to afford counsel, that his family has not been successful in getting attorneys to respond, that the issues involved in this case are complex, and that he has limited knowledge of laws. (Id. at 1). Plaintiff also argues that he needs counsel because for discovery and depositions, and to locate and interview witnesses. (Id. at 2). Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. 25 …