Willis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CALVIN WILLIS, Case No. 22-cv-03427-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. Re: Dkt. No. 19 MATTHEW TAYLOR, Defendant.

12 Plaintiff, a state prisoner housed at California Men’s Colony (“CMC”) has filed the instant pro se civil rights against pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that San Quentin State Prison correctional officer Matthew Taylor used excessive force on him in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Dkt. Nos. 1, 11. This order addresses Plaintiff’s request for appointment of counsel. Dkt. No. 19. Plaintiff argues that appointment of counsel is necessary because he lacks any meaningful source of income to employ counsel; experienced legal advice and skills are necessary to prosecute this case; he has limited access to a law library and the other materials necessary to facilitate proper legal research; he is given limited time with the legal materials available to him; he is a layperson…