Baughman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRAVELL C. HOLMES, No. 2:20-cv-1496 KJM DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER DAVID BAUGHMAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action. Plaintiff alleges defendants were deliberately indifferent to his medical needs when they required him to use stairs despite having a “no stairs” chrono and he fell injuring his knee. Before the court are plaintiff’s request for the appointment of counsel and an investigator and plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to respond to defendants’ motions to dismiss. MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME On December 10, 2021, defendants filed motions to dismiss plaintiff’s first amended complaint on the ground that this action is untimely. (ECF Nos. 35, 38.) Plaintiff seeks an extension of time to file a response. (ECF No. 44.) In his motion, as explained in more detail below, plaintiff provides a plausible basis to assert…