Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 HENRY A. JONES, JR., Case No. 21-cv-162-MMA (RBM)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. APPOINT COUNSEL

MARCUS POLLARD, et al., [Doc. No. 24] Defendants. 15 On January 27, 2021, Plaintiff Henry A. Jones, Jr. (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights complaint against Marcus Pollard and Kathleen Allison (“Defendants”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (the “Complaint”). See Doc. No. 1. On February 4, 2021, the Court denied Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis on the basis he has had at least three prior prisoner civil actions dismissed on the grounds that they were frivolous, malicious, or failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. See Doc. No. 5. Plaintiff subsequently paid the filing fee. See Doc. No. 9. On June 16, 2021, the Court screened the Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and found that Plaintiff met the “low threshold”…