Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES TROTTER, Case No. 1:18-cv-00259-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE

v. SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT AND

DENYING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE,

WARDEN PFEIFFER, et al. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

Defendants. (ECF Nos. 44, 45) 16 Plaintiff James Trotter is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court are Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to file a second amended complaint and Plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel, both filed on August 9, 2019. (ECF Nos. 44, 45.) I. Plaintiff’s Motion for an Extension of Time to File Second Amended Complaint On July 3, 2019, the Court issued a screening order finding that Plaintiff’s first amended complaint fails to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8 and fails to state any cognizable claim…