Sanchez

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 JULIO CESAR SANCHEZ-MARTINEZ, Case No. 22-cv-07144-HSG

8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING RENEWED

REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF

9 v. COUNSEL

10 D. FREITAS, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 31 11 Defendants.

12 13 Plaintiff Julio Cesar Sanchez-Martinez, a pre-trial detainee housed at Santa Cruz Main Jail, 14 has filed this pro se action against certain Santa Cruz County Jail (“SCCJ”) correctional officials. 15 Plaintiff has filed a renewed request for appointment of counsel. Dkt. No. 31. Plaintiff again 16 argues that the Court should appoint him counsel because he is unable to afford counsel; he has 17 been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis; his imprisonment greatly limits his ability to 18 litigate; and trial and discovery will likely involve conflicting testimony such that counsel would 19 better enable Plaintiff to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses. Compare Dkt. No. 31 at 20 1-2 with Dkt. No. 25 at 5-6. In addition, Plaintiff argues that…