Loadholt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY L. PATTON, No. 2: 19-cv-0451 KJM KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

F.N.P. LOADHOLT, et al., Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that he was denied adequate medical treatment for hepatitis C in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The undersigned herein addresses plaintiff’s fifth amended complaint (ECF No. 106), plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel (ECF No. 107), and the issue of further discovery. Fifth Amended Complaint On October 1, 2021, the Honorable Kimberly J. Mueller appointed counsel for the limited purpose of drafting an amended complaint. (ECF No. 102.) The court ordered the amended complaint due within 120 days from the date of the order. (Id.) One hundred twenty days passed and plaintiff’s counsel did not file an amended complaint. Accordingly, on February…