Pfeiffer
(PC) Fries v. Pfeiffer
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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11 MICHAEL FRIES, 1:22-cv-00380-ADA-GSA-PC
12 ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR Plaintiff, APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 13 vs. ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF 14 TIME TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT PFEIFFER et al., 15 (ECF No. 19.) Defendants. 16 DEADLINE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT: DECEMBER 21, 2022
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20 21 I. BACKGROUND 22 Michael Fries (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights action 23 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On November 3, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion appointment of 24 counsel, or in the alternative, an extension of time to file his amended complaint. (ECF No. 19.) 25 II. MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 26 Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. 27 Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), and the court cannot require an attorney to 28 represent plaintiff pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §…