Muniz
(PC) Cisneros v. Muniz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL CISNEROS, Case No. 1:22-cv-01601-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S SECOND
MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
v. COUNSEL JUAN MUNIZ, et al., (Doc. No. 24) Defendants. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s second motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. No. 24). Plaintiff, a prisoner, is proceeding pro se on his Second Amended Complaint filed September 11, 2023. (Doc. No. 13). The Court granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in this action in forma pauperis on January 23, 2023 and permitted Plaintiff to proceed on claims of Eighth Amendment deliberate medical indifference, state law malpractice, state law negligent supervision, and state law failure to summon medical care. (Doc. Nos. 8, 22). The Court denied Plaintiff’s prior motion to appoint counsel. (Doc. Nos. 7, 9). As previously advised, the United States Constitution does not require appointment of counsel in civil cases. See…