Zakosky

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RICHARD ZAKOSKY, Case No.: 17cv1373-JAH (BGS) Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING PLAINTIFF’S

v. THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AND DENYING AS MOOT

AFFAIRS,

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO Defendant. APPOINT COUNSEL (Doc. No. 14) 15 16 INTRODUCTION Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) and Motion to Appoint Counsel. Doc. No. 14. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DISMISSES Plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint and DENIES as moot Plaintiff’s Motion to Appoint Counsel. BACKGROUND On July 6, 2017, Plaintiff Richard Zakosky filed a Complaint, a motion to proceed in forma pauperis, and a Motion to Appoint Counsel. Doc. Nos. 1, 2, 3. The Complaint vaguely alluded to harm caused by the Defendant, the Department of Veteran Affairs (hereinafter,…