Tarrant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRED FELEKI MARTINEZ, No. 2:23-cv-01218 SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER TARRANT, et al., Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel is before the court. (ECF No. 32.) The court also construes plaintiff’s recent letter (ECF No. 35) as a motion to modify the discovery and scheduling order (“DSO”). MODIFICATION OF DISCOVERY AND SCHEDULING ORDER Defendants answered plaintiff’s complaint on October 4, 2024. (ECR No. 30.) The undersigned then issued a DSO on October 16, 2024. (ECF No. 31.) Pursuant to that order, discovery in this matter closed on February 7, 2025, and dispositive motions are due by May 2, 2025. (Id.) On February 14, 2025, plaintiff filed a letter informing the court and defendants that he did not receive the DSO until February 7, 2025, the day discovery closed. (ECF No. 36.)…