(PC)Seymour
(PC)Seymour v. Shirley
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
AARON D. SEYMOUR, Case No. 1:22-cv-00938-JLT-EPG (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS
v. FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND
EXTENSION OF TIME
H. SHIRLEY, et al., (ECF Nos. 60, 62) Defendants.
15 Plaintiff Aaron D. Seymour is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that the water at Wasco State Prison is contaminated; the case is currently in discovery. On September 3, 2024, Plaintiff filed motions asking the Court to appoint him pro bono counsel (ECF No. 60) and for a 90-day extension of time. (ECF No. 62).1 First, Plaintiff asks the Court for an extension of time “to comply with the Court ordered September deadline to submit a witness list and/or expert witness list.” (ECF No. 62 at 1). The only court-ordered deadline in September is the close of non-expert discovery on September 16, 2024, set by the Court’s scheduling order.…