Hairston
Hairston v. Salazar
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN TYRONE IZAL HAIRSTON, Case No.: 22-cv-1800-MMA-KSC
12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S v. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL
J. SALAZAR, N. RODRIGUEZ, J.
AVILES,
[Doc. No. 14] Defendants. 16 17 18 19 Plaintiff Kevin Tyrone Izal Hairston, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis (IFP) filed an amended civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 on February 13, 2023, after his request to proceed IFP was granted February 2, 2023. See Doc. Nos. 4-5. Before the Court is plaintiff’s request for appointment of counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(c)(1). See Doc. No. 14. For the reasons outlined more fully below, the Court finds plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel must be DENIED. Background Plaintiff alleges he was involved in a physical altercation with defendants J. Salazar, N. Rodriguez, and J. Aviles. See Doc. No. 5 at 4. Plaintiff further…