Hammoudeh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 KENNETH LEE TAYLOR, No. 2:19-cv-2589 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER S. HAMMOUDEH, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In an order filed January 21, 2020, this court screened plaintiff’s complaint. (ECF No. 7.) This court found plaintiff failed to state any claims for relief under § 1983. Plaintiff was provided instructions on the legal bases for his apparent claims and given leave to file an amended complaint. Since then, plaintiff has requested, and been granted, three extensions of time to file a first amended complaint. The first amended complaint is now due August 6, 2020. (See May 8, 2020 Order (ECF No. 17).) Now before the court is plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel. Plaintiff states that: (1) due to a prison quarantine, he lacks access to the law library and to library staff; (2) he is unable to conduct legal…