Knight

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ELADIO RODRIGUEZ, No. 2:19-cv-2552 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER G. KNIGHT, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action. Plaintiff claims defendants used excessive force against him and denied him due process in violation of his rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s request for hearing (ECF No. 36) and his motion to appoint counsel (ECF No. 38). For the reasons set forth below, the court will deny the motions without prejudice. I. Request for Hearing On July 8, 2021, the undersigned issued a discovery and scheduling order. (ECF No. 33.) The order indicated that the parties were permitted to conduct discovery until November 12, 2021. (Id. at 6.) Plaintiff has now filed a motion asking the court to order defendants to preserve and produce video evidence. (ECF No. 36.) Plaintiff requests “a Rule 27(a)1…