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. 17]

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 ). In support of his motion, Plaintiff alleged that (1) his numerous claims are “legally complex” and “will turn on complex mental health and medical questions” thereby requiring extensive discovery, (2) he “is incapable of articulating those claims” due to his “learning disability” and “being developmentally disabled with low cognitive function,” and (3) he may succeed on the…