Gallegos

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEJANDRO GALLEGOS, Case No.: 18cv1322-JAH (MSB) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S SECOND

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

K. SEELEY, M.D., COUNSEL [ECF No. 29] Defendant. 16 On December 6, 2018, Plaintiff Alejandro Gallegos (“Plaintiff”) submitted his first motion for appointment of counsel that the Court accepted on discrepancy on December 11, 2018. (See ECF Nos. 12 and 13.) In support of his first request for counsel, Plaintiff stated that he cannot afford counsel, his imprisonment will interfere with his ability to litigate this case, he has limited access to the law library, and he is a citizen of Mexico with limited understanding of English. (See ECF No. 13 at 1-2.) He claimed that this is a complex case that will require investigation, the use of experts, and require Plaintiff to challenge the credibility of witnesses through cross examination. (Id.) On…