(PC) Barker v. California Health Care Facility

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLAM BARKER, No. 2:19-cv-2602 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE FACILITY, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 On June 26, 2020, this court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint with leave to file an amended complaint within thirty days. (ECF No. 7.) On July 10, 2020, plaintiff requested a ninety-day extension of time (ECF No. 10), which this court granted (ECF No. 11). Plaintiff has now filed his second request for a ninety-day extension of time to file an amended complaint. (ECF No. 12.) Good cause appearing, the request will be granted. However, no further extensions of time will be granted. Plaintiff is also requesting the appointment of counsel. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent prisoners in § 1983 cases. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In certain exceptional circumstances, the court may request…