(PC) Lal v. United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AZHAR LAL, No. 2:20-cv-0349 JAM DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that his rights were violated in connection with extradition proceedings initiated by the United States. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to expand the complaint page limit, for the appointment of counsel, and for writ of mandate/prohibition. (ECF No. 29.) Also before the court is plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to file an amended complaint. (ECF No. 30.) MOTION TO EXPAND THE PAGE LIMIT Plaintiff moves for the court to expand its previously imposed page limit to fifty pages. (ECF No. 29 at 3.) Plaintiff’s original complaint was approximately 780 pages long. (ECF No. 1.) On screening, the court dismissed plaintiff’s initial…