Dayson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JOHN FRATUS, No. 2:20-cv-0354 TLN DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER DAYSON, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that he suffered side effects from psychiatric medication and was denied medical treatment. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel and for extension of time. (ECF No. 103.) I. Plaintiff’s Motion Plaintiff requests a 60-day extension of time of all discovery deadlines. (ECF No. 103 at 1.) In support of his request he states he suffers from severe mental illness for which he is prescribed medication. He also states that in addition to his prescribed medication, prior to December 3, 2023, he “took Effexor, Molly, Ecstasy, Crystal, meth, spice, marijuana, alcohol, etc.” (Id.) Thereafter, he began “having manic episodes, psychotic breakdowns,…