Portillo

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CHRISTOPHER BRANDON DAVIS, Case No.: 1:22-cv-00457-KES-CDB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

REQUEST FOR AN INVESTIGATOR

13 v. (Doc. 41) 14 M. PORTILLO, et al.,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

15 Defendants. FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

16 (Doc. 42)

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18 Plaintiff Christopher Brandon Davis is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 19 civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 20 I. INTRODUCTION 21 On February 28, 2024, Plaintiff filed a document titled “Motion for the Request for an 22 Investigator.” (Doc. 41.) That same date, Plaintiff filed his third motion for the appointment of 23 counsel. (Doc. 42.) 24 II. DISCUSSION 25 Request for an Investigator 26 Plaintiff states he makes his request for an investigator “on the off chance this Court 27 refuses [his] request for counsel.” (Doc. 41.) He maintains this action “is geographically very 1 (Id.) Plaintiff contends that…