Mendoza

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ESMELING L. BAHENA, Case No. 1:22-cv-01585-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (ECF No. 58) MENDOZA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Esmeling L. Bahena (“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 second amended complaint against Defendant Mendoza for excessive force and deliberate indifference to medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment. All parties have consented to United States Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (ECF No. 40.) Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s renewed motion for appointment of counsel, filed February 26, 2024. (ECF No. 58.) Plaintiff states that he is unable to afford counsel, and his imprisonment will greatly limit his ability to litigate. Plaintiff states that he is suffering retaliation from CSP-Sac A-Yard correctional officers, who repeatedly conduct…