Rodriguez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PEDRO RODRIGUEZ, Case No.: 22cv1299-RSH(MSB)

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

v. FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL [ECF NO. 8] ANTHONY C. RAY, et al., Respondents. 16

On September 26, 2022, Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a motion for appointment of counsel. (See ECF No. 8.) In support of his motion, Petitioner claims: (1) he is unable to afford counsel; (2) his case involves complex issues; (3) he is, at times, detained in the dark and “exposed to COVID and violence by other inmates”; (4) he cannot access the law library and other legal materials; (5) he has contacted attorneys with no success of securing representation; (6) he does not receive legal mail; and (7) his case involves “watershed rules” beyond the resources available to him. (Id. at 1-2.) Having considered Petitioner’s motion and the applicable law, the Court DENIES the motion for the reasons set…