Times

MEMORANDUM ***

Albert Times appeals pro se several of the district court’s pretrial rulings in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging defendant acted with deliberate indifference to his medical condition by assigning him to a top bunk. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for abuse of discretion. Wilborn v. Escalderon, 789 F.2d 1328, 1331 (9th Cir.1986) (denial of appointment of counsel); McKinney v. Boyle, 447 F.2d 1091, 1094 (9th Cir.1971) (denial of motion to appear in court during civil proceedings); Zhang v. American Gem Seafoods, Inc., 339 F.3d 1020, 1027 (9th Cir.2003) (admission or rejection of evidence); Hansen v. Commissioner, 820 F.2d 1464, 1467 (9th Cir.1987) (allegations of judicial bias); Sewer Alert Comm. v. Pierce County, 791 F.2d 796, 798 (9th Cir.1986) (per curiam) (recusal motions); Transamerica Corp. v. Transamerica Bancgrowth Corp., 627 F.2d 963, 966 (9th Cir.1980) (rulings on sanctions for failure to comply with court order). We affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Times’s motion for appointment of counsel, because Times failed to show exceptional circumstances to warrant such an appointment. See Wilborn, 789…