Lopez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ADAM REY LOPEZ, Case No.: 20cv2236-CAB (NLS)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT

v. PREJUDICE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO APPOINT MEDICAL EXPERT

SAMUEL KO; MAJA BOYD,

Defendants. [ECF No. 8] 16 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion requesting appointment of a medical expert. ECF No. 8. Plaintiff, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, brings this action against Defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of the Eighth Amendment for deliberate medical indifference for failing to provide adequate treatment for his wrist injury. ECF No. 1. In his motion, Plaintiff requests that the Court appoint a medical expert because he claims the case will necessarily involve issues with conflicting medical evidence and testimony. ECF No. 8 at 2. An expert witness may testify to help the trier of fact determine the evidence or a fact at issue. Fed. R. Evid. 702. A court has full discretion to…