Yanez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHNATHON WILLIAMS, Case No.: 20CV738-CAB(DEB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION

v. REQUESTING APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL [Dkt. No. 11.] E. YANEZ; and A. YOUNG, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Johnathon Williams, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this action pursuant to Title 42, United States Code, Section 1983, alleging Defendants E. Yanez and A. Young “plant[ed] evidence” to charge Plaintiff with possession of a controlled substance and wrote a “false report,” in retaliation for Plaintiff “writing up officers.” Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff has filed a Motion Requesting Appointment of Counsel, which is pending before the Court. Dkt. No. 11. For the reasons outlined more fully below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion Requesting Appointment of Counsel. Plaintiff requests counsel be appointed on his behalf for several reasons. Dkt. No. 11, p. 2. He is unable to afford…