(PS) Blackshire v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PATRICK BLACKSHIRE, Case No. 2:23-cv-00531-KJM-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v. ECF No. 6 THE HAUGE, et al., RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

AND AMENDED COMPLAINT DUE

Defendants. WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS 16 On November 8, 2023, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint, notified him that it failed to state a claim, and granted him thirty days to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 5. To date, plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint. Instead, plaintiff has filed a motion requesting a hearing so that he may orally present his amended complaint. ECF No. 6. The motion also requests that counsel be appointed. Id. Plaintiff’s motion is denied in both regards, and he is directed to file, within fourteen days, an amended complaint, and a response to the court’s order to show cause. Generally, pro se litigants do not have a right to counsel in civil actions. Palmer v. Valdez, 560…