(PC) DeOllas v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY EUGENE DeOLLAS, II, No. 2:22-cv-0906 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a county jail inmate proceeding pro se with a civil rights action, has requested appointment of counsel and a further 180-day extension of time to file a second amended complaint. For the reasons set forth below, these requests are denied. Sua sponte, the court grants plaintiff a final extension of time of 30 days to file a second amended complaint before issuing findings and recommendations to dismiss this action without prejudice. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent prisoners in § 1983 cases. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In certain exceptional circumstances, the district court may request the voluntary assistance of counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d…