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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KENNETH LEUELU,

Plaintiff,

v.

PAUL, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00031-KES-BAM (PC)

ORDER DENYING RENEWED MOTION TO

APPOINT COUNSEL

(ECF No. 17)

Plaintiff Kenneth Leuelu (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently pending are the 

Court’s May 16, 2024 findings and recommendations that this action proceed on Plaintiff’s 

complaint against Defendant Steven Paul for deliberate indifference to medical care in violation 

of the Eighth Amendment for Defendant’s post-surgery care, and that all other claims and 

defendants be dismissed based on Plaintiff’s failure to state claims upon which relief may be 

granted. (ECF No. 16.)

On May 13, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to appoint counsel, which was denied on May 

15, 2024. (ECF Nos. 13, 14.) On May 21, 2024, Plaintiff re-filed the same motion to appoint 

counsel, renewing his request together with a note that he was told by another inmate that the 

Sixth Amendment provides his right for counsel. (ECF No. 17.)

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Plaintiff is informed that the right to counsel provided by the Sixth Amendment of the 

United States Constitution is limited to criminal actions. As this case is a civil action, the Sixth 

Amendment right to counsel does not apply. Plaintiff’s renewed request for appointment of 

counsel is therefore denied for the reasons explained in the Court’s May 15, 2024 order. (ECF 

No. 14.)

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s renewed motion to appoint counsel, (ECF No. 17), is HEREBY 

DENIED, without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 23, 2024 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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