Quiroga v. Aguilara et al

Filing 33

ORDER regarding 26 Motion for Appointment of Counsel signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 4/5/2017. Clerk to transmit motion to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MONICO J. QUIROGA, III,

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Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. 1:15-cv-01202-LJO-MJS (PC)
ORDER REGARDING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v.
(ECF No. 26)
AGUILARA, et al.

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Defendants.

CLERK TO TRANSMIT MOTION TO
NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil

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rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The action was dismissed with

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prejudice for failure to state a claim, and Plaintiff appealed. (ECF Nos. 23, 30.) Before

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the Court is Plaintiff’s March 21, 2017 motion for the appointment of counsel. (ECF No.

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26.)

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It appears that Plaintiff seeks the appointment of counsel on appeal. Accordingly,

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the Clerk of Court is HEREBY DIRECTED to transmit Plaintiff’s motion to the Ninth

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Circuit for consideration by the appellate court.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 5, 2017

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE