Torres

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 20cv891-AJB(BLM) GILBERT ANTHONY TORRES, CDCR #AP-

3210, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S Plaintiff, MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL v. 14 [ECF No. 10]

A. JORRIN; E. LARIOS, Correctional Officer;

M. MORALES, Correctional Officer; A. LAROCOO, Correctional Officer; J. SANCHEZ, 16 Correctional Officer, 17 Defendants.

19 On June 25, 2020, Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding and , submitted a Motion for Appointment of Counsel that was received on July 17, 2020. ECF Nos. 9 and 10; see also ECF No. 7 (order granting motion to proceed ). Having considered Plaintiff’s Motion and the applicable law, the Motion is DENIED for the reasons set forth below. LEGAL STANDARD The Constitution provides no right to appointment of counsel in a civil case unless an indigent litigant may lose his physical liberty if he loses the litigation. Lassiter v. Dep’t of Soc. discretion to appoint…