Diakite

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AMADOU DIAKITE, Case No.: 19cv1341-DMS(MSB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

v. FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ORDER

DENYING APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

M. POLADIAN, et al., [ECF NO. 61] Defendants. 16 On January 11, 2021, Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, signed a document entitled “Reconsideration for Request for Appointment of Counsel,” which the Court accepted on discrepancy on January 19, 2021. (See ECF Nos. 60 & 61.) Plaintiff asks the Court to reconsider its prior order denying Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel. (See ECF No. 61.) In support, Plaintiff argues that he cannot afford counsel and is no longer receiving assistance from a jailhouse lawyer, this case has merit and is “very complex” because it involves several legal claims and Defendants, and may require expert testimony. (Id. at 1-3, 7, 9.) Plaintiff also contends that the evidence in this case…