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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEXANDRA FERREIRA DA SILVA, No. 2:21-cv-01208-KJM-CKD PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER JONATHAN KEVIN ROSS, et al.,, Defendants. 16 By order filed August 18, 2021, the court dismissed plaintiff’s original complaint and granted plaintiff 30 days in which to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff has filed a motion for extension of time in which she informs the court of the “non-reception of the order issued on August 18, 2021.” (ECF No. 9.) The request for an extension of time will be granted. Plaintiff also requests the court to appoint counsel. (ECF Nos. 6, 9.) It is “well- established that there is generally no constitutional right to counsel in civil cases.” United States v. Sardone, 94 F.3d 1233, 1236 (9th Cir. 1996). However, under “exceptional circumstances,” a court may appoint counsel for indigent civil litigants pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). When determining whether “exceptional circumstances” exist, a court considers both…