Welch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEONEL HERNANDEZ, Case No.: 1:23-cv-01563-JLT-SKO Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. 14) J. WELCH, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Leonel Hernandez is 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 Eighth Amendment threat to safety claim against Defendant Welch. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff’s letter to the Court dated April 9, 2024, is construed to be a motion for the appointment of counsel. (Doc. 14.) Plaintiff states the “purpose for [his] letter is to express a concern” about “moving forward” in this action, and he is “not very good at the inner workings of how the law works nor how to properly file a motion.” (Id.) He requests that counsel be appointed to assist him in pursuing his claim. (Id.) Plaintiff states he had written two law firms in hopes of receiving assistance, “but neither have responded back to [his]…