Voage

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 Case No.: 21CV420-WQH (BLM) KEVIN VOAGE,

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL

v. [ECF No. 18] DR. SHPANER, et. al, Defendants. 15 16 17 On September 7, 2021, Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding and , submitted a Motion to Appoint Counsel that was received on September 20, 2021. ECF Nos. 17 and 18; see also ECF No. 6 (order granting motion to proceed ). In support of his Motion, Plaintiff alleges that (1) he cannot afford a lawyer, (2) he qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act and is unable to write or type on his own, (3) he has made “a diligent effort” to find counsel, (4) his case presents novel and complex issues, (5) access to the prison law library is greatly limited and books cannot be checked out for research in cells, (6) he is a layman and untrained in the law, and (7) his imprisonment limits his ability to litigate his case. ECF No. 18 at 1-5. Having considered Plaintiff’s Motion and…