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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

Plaintiff James W. Millner is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On June 25, 2014, Plaintiff filed an amended motion for the appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 

26.) 

On June 11, 2014, Plaintiff filed a motion for the appointment of counsel. The Court denied 

Plaintiff’s motion for counsel on June 13, 2014, finding exceptional circumstances were not present to 

warrant the appointment of volunteer counsel.

In the present amended motion, Plaintiff contends that he is in severe pain since he was 

assaulted by prison staff on July 14, 2013, and he has not had sufficient time in the law library. As 

with Plaintiff’s prior motion, although Plaintiff contends he is physically impaired, he has not 

provided substantial evidence to demonstrate that he is incapable of understanding and responding to 

court orders. “Indeed, Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint in response to the Court’s May 8, 

JAMES W. MILLNER,

 Plaintiff,

v.

MARTIN BITER, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:13-cv-02029-SAB (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S AMENDED 

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

[ECF No. 26]

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2014, order dismissing the first amended complaint, with leave to amend.” Furthermore, Plaintiff’s 

case is not exceptional. Plaintiff alleges Eighth Amendment claims for excessive force and deliberate 

indifference to a serious medical need. The legal issues present in this action are not complex, and 

Plaintiff has thoroughly set forth his allegations in the second amended complaint. 

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s amended motion for the appointment of counsel is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 27, 2014 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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