Hamilton
Hamilton v. Moseley
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANNY L. HAMILTON, Case No.: 3:21-cv-2032-CAB-AHG
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. APPOINT COUNSEL
HOWARD E. MOSELEY, et al., [ECF No. 79] Defendants. 16 17 18 Before the Court is Plaintiff Danny L. Hamilton’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Appointment of Counsel (ECF No. 79), which was filed on September 29, 2023 along with a motion for extension of time to extend the discovery deadlines. ECF No. 79. The Court previously granted the motion in part and deferred the motion in part, extending the discovery deadlines by approximately 60 days but deferring ruling on Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel. ECF No. 83. The Court now addresses the motion to appoint counsel. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, a state prisoner who is proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action on December 2, 2021 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming constitutional violations stemming from events that…