(PS) Stevens v. County of Neveda

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JERAMY MICHAEL STEVENS, No. 2:23-cv-01830-KJM-CKD (PS) 12 Plaintiffs, 13 v. ORDER 14 COUNTY OF NEVADA, et al., 15 Defendants. 16

17 18 Plaintiff, Jeramy Michael Stevens, proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis and seeks relief 19 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 12, 2024, the court screened plaintiff’s first amended 20 complaint, determined the amended complaint failed to state a cognizable claim, and granted 21 plaintiff leave to amend. (ECF No. 9.) Plaintiff has filed a motion requesting the court to appoint 22 him counsel and an extension of time to file the second amended complaint. (ECF No. 10.) 23 Plaintiff’s request for counsel will be denied, but an extension of time will be granted. 24 It is “well-established that there is generally no constitutional right to counsel in civil 25 cases.” United States v. Sardone, 94 F.3d 1233, 1236 (9th Cir. 1996). Under “exceptional 26 circumstances,” a court may appoint counsel for indigent civil litigants pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 27 …