Fernandez
Fernandez v. Duarte
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANK J. FERNANDEZ, Case No.: 22-CV-446-BAS-WVG
CDCR #D-61222,
12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO v.
APPOINT COUNSEL
E. DUARTE,
15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a civil complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 relating to incidents that occurred while incarcerated at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”) in San Diego, California. (ECF No. 1, 5.) Defendant filed an answer on September 1, 2023. (ECF No. 18.) On September 8, 2023, the Court ordered an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference and Case Management Conference in this matter, set for November 3, 2023. (ECF No. 19.) Plaintiff now moves for appointment of counsel (Mot. to Appoint Counsel, ECF No. 21). Plaintiff requests appointment of counsel because he “is unable to afford counsel,” the “issues in this case are complex,” he has limited access to the prison’s law library, he has written to several attorneys requesting…