Pfeiffer
(PC) Fries v. Pfeiffer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MICHAEL FRIES, 1:22-cv-00380-ADA-GSA-PC
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR Plaintiff, APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 13 vs. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME PFEIFFER et al., (ECF No. 17.) Defendants.
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AMENDED COMPLAINT
19 I. BACKGROUND Michael Fries (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 29, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion for court-appointed counsel, or in the alternative, for a 60-day extension of time to file his First Amended Complaint, pursuant to the Court’s order issued on August 3, 2022. (ECF No. 17.) II. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), and the court cannot require an attorney to 28 …