Oguntuase
(PC) Kendrid v. Oguntuase
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FORREST KENDRID, No. 2:21-cv-01558-WBS-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER E. OGUNTUASE, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has filed two motions for the appointment of counsel and one motion seeking leave to file an amended complaint. ECF Nos. 40 & 43. On July 24, 2023, plaintiff filed an unsigned complaint without first seeking leave to amend. ECF No. 41. The court ordered that the complaint be disregarded pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 11(a) and 15 but granted plaintiff thirty days to seek leave to amend his complaint and refile a signed complaint. ECF No. 42. Plaintiff has sought leave to amend, which is granted. Plaintiff shall file a signed complaint within thirty days of this order’s entry. The court does not find that appointment of counsel is warranted. Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to…