Singh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FORREST KENDRID, No. 2:22-cv-0268 DAD KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SERGEANT SINGH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a civil detainee, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned vacates the January 23, 2023 findings and recommendations recommending that this action be dismissed for plaintiff’s failure to prosecute, orders this action stayed for 90 days and denies plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel filed February 17, 2023. Background On October 14, 2022, plaintiff filed a motion for appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 22.) In this motion, plaintiff requested appointment of counsel because he was paralyzed from the neck down. (Id. at 1.) The motion stated that it was prepared with assistance from the Senior Librarian. (Id.) Attached to the motion was a medical record dated September 1, 2022. (Id. at 2- 3.) …