(PC) Washington v. Fresno County Sheriff
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PERRY WASHINGTON, Case No.: 1:19-cv-00478-AWI-JLT (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME AND DENYING
v. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL
FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF, et al., (Doc. 12) Defendants.
16 Plaintiff requests a 60-day extension of time to comply with the Court’s screening order, (Doc. 11). (Doc. 12.) Plaintiff states that he is attempting to retrieve relevant documents from his former attorney. (Id.) Good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff 60 days to file a first amended complaint. Plaintiff also requests the appointment of counsel. (Id.) Plaintiffs do not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in section 1983 actions, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), and the Court cannot require an attorney to represent plaintiffs under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). See Mallard v. U.S. Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 304-05 (1989). However, in “exceptional…