(PC) Foust v. California Medical Facility

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARL FOUST, No. 2:21-CV-0540 -DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER CALIFORNIA MEDICAL FACILITY, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court are Plaintiff’s motions, ECF Nos. 18 and 19, for an extension of time and appointment of counsel. Plaintiff seeks a “continuance for my case” due to limited law library access. See id. At the time Plaintiff filed the instant motions, Plaintiff had complied with the Court’s deadlines in this case. Plaintiff’s requests for a “continuance” will, therefore, be denied. Plaintiff also appears to seek the appointment of counsel. See ECF No. 18 pg. 1 (“I need an attorney”). The United States Supreme Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent prisoners in § 1983 cases. See Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296,…