Schumaker

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID PATRICK ALFORD, No. 2:16-CV-1305-KJM-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SCHUMAKER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court are the following motions: (1) plaintiff’s second and third motions for the appointment of counsel (ECF Nos. 37 and 43); (2) plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time (ECF No. 38) to file a reply to defendants’ answer; and (3) plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time (ECF No. 42) to respond to defendants’ discovery requests. Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to file a reply to defendants’ answer will be denied because the rules do not contemplate such a pleading. Plaintiff’s reply to defendants’ answer, filed on June 27, 2019 (ECF No. 41), will be stricken. Plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to respond to defendants’ interrogatories and requests…