Youngblood

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN HUGHES, Case No. 1:19-cv-01249-HBK

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

v. FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

DONNY YOUNGBLOOD and SARAH (Doc. No. 16)

GONZALEZ,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

Defendants. (Doc. No. 17)

19 This matter comes before the court upon initial review of this case that was reassigned to the undersigned. (See Doc. No. 15). Pending review is plaintiff’s motion for extension of time (Doc. No. 16) and motion for appointment of counsel (Doc. No. 17). For the reasons set forth below, the court denies the motions, but affords plaintiff twenty-one (21) days to file an amended complaint before recommending dismissal of this action. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff John Hughes is a current state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights complaint alleging medical deliberate indifference under 42…