McNeil
McNeil v. San Diego Sheriffs
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES R. MCNEIL, Case No.: 23-CV-2199 JLS (BLM)
CDCR #BV9170,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
Plaintiff, APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL v. 14 (ECF No. 4)
SAN DIEGO SHERIFFS; NURSE #1;
NURSE #2,
16 Defendants.
On November 29, 2023, Plaintiff James McNeil (“Plaintiff” of “McNeil”)—a state inmate proceeding pro se—filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, along with an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). See ECF Nos. 1, 2. In its December 14, 2023 Order (the “Order,” ECF No. 3), the Court denied McNeil’s IFP motion and dismissed the case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) because Plaintiff has had at least six prior civil actions dismissed on the grounds that they were frivolous, malicious, or failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. See generally Order. The Court gave Plaintiff forty-five days to submit the filing fee. Id. at 5. Plaintiff has now filed a Motion for Appointment of Counsel (“Mot.,” ECF No. 4).…