(PC) Johnson v. Nelson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL WAYNE JOHNSON, No. 2:20-cv-0967 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AMY NELSON, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff contends that defendant was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel (ECF No. 36) and defendant’s motion to modify the discovery and scheduling order (“DSO”) (ECF No. 37). For the reasons set forth above, the court will deny plaintiff’s motion without prejudice and grant defendant’s motion to modify the DSO. I. Plaintiff’s Motion to Appoint Counsel Plaintiff has requested the appointment of counsel to assist him when defendants depose him. (ECF No. 36.) In support of his motion, he states that he has had help from a fellow inmate in litigating this case, but he does not have…