Jones
(PC) Guzman v. Jones
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTIAN GUZMAN, No. 2:20-cv-1936 DAD AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER D. JONES, et al., Defendants. 16 By order filed May 25, 2023, after defendants notified the court that plaintiff had been hospitalized, the undersigned stayed briefing on defendants’ motion for summary judgment and defense counsel was ordered to inquire into and notify the court regarding plaintiff’s status. ECF No. 48. Counsel then notified the court that plaintiff had been hospitalized since the beginning of May 2023, and as of June 1, 2023, was expected to remain in the hospital for more than three days, and was incapacitated and without access to his legal materials. ECF No. 49. The court directed counsel to provide another status report in thirty days if plaintiff had not already updated the court himself. ECF No. 50. Plaintiff has now filed a motion for the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 51. In his motion, plaintiff states that he has been…