(PC) Parker v. N. West

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELVIN A. PARKER, No. 2:22-cv-2015 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER WARDEN JEFF LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se, in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On November 30, 2022, plaintiff was granted thirty days in which to elect whether to proceed on his Eighth Amendment claim against defendant West, or whether to amend his pleading to attempt to state cognizable civil rights claims against defendants Lynch, Burkheart, and Cornelly. (ECF No. 6.) On December 21, 2022, plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of counsel, a motion for reconsideration of the court’s screening order, and his notice of election. As set forth below, plaintiff’s motions are denied, and he is granted an extension of time to file an amended complaint. Motion for Appointment of Counsel In his motion, plaintiff asks the court to appoint “Brain Dunn, a member of the California State Bar,”…