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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 EDWARD THOMAS, Case No. 1:20-cv-01131-NONE-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING APPOINTMENT OF

COUNSEL AND GRANTING MOTION

v. FOR EXTENSION OF TIME C.PFEIFFER, et al., (Doc. Nos. 3, 10) Defendants. 15 Plaintiff Edward Thomas (“Thomas”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se on his civil rights complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is Thomas’ motion for appointment of counsel filed on August 14, 2020. (Doc. No. 3). Also pending, is Thomas’ second motion requesting a second sixty (60) day extension of time to file objections to the court’s September 1, 2020, Report and Recommendations (Doc. 6) to deny Thomas’s motions to proceed in forma pauperis due to his three-strike status. (Doc. No. 10). 1. Appointment of Counsel The United States Constitution does not require appointment of counsel in civil cases. See Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 354 (1996) (explaining Bounds v.…