Leon
Leon v. Celaya
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Carlos LEON, Case No.: 20-cv-00899-AJB-BGS
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL
Alvaro CELAYA, et al.,
Defendants. [ECF Nos. 9, 11]
17 Plaintiff Carlos Leon (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis 18 and pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 19 1983. (See ECF Nos. 1, 3.) On January 4, 2021, Defendant Alvaro Celaya and Defendant 20 James Martinson filed their Answer to Plaintiff’s Complaint. (ECF No. 6.) On January 21 14, 2021, the Court determined that neither an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference nor a 22 Case Management Conference was needed in this case pursuant to Civil Local Rule 23 16.1(e)(8) and issued a Scheduling Order that provided deadlines for discovery and other 24 pretrial dates. (ECF No. 7.) 25 Plaintiff filed his first Motion for Appointment of Counsel, nunc pro tunc, on 26 January 22, 2021. …