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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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9 JAHMAL OMNIKO DAVIS, 1:24-cv-00207-KES-EPG (PC) 10

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

11 Plaintiff, EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO

COURT’S SCREENING ORDER, AND

12 v. DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND

13 GUARDIAN AD LITEM

T. BAINES, et al.,

14 (ECF No. 16) Defendants. 15 16 Plaintiff Jahmal Davis is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in 17 this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons stated below, the 18 Court grants Plaintiff’s motion for extension of time to respond to Court’s screening order and 19 denies Plaintiff’s request for appointment of counsel and guardian ad litem. (ECF No. 16). 20 21 I. BACKGROUND. 22 Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on February 15, 2024. (ECF No. 23 1). Plaintiff alleges excessive use of force by correctional officers at Corcoran State Prison. 24 The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint on April 11, 2024, and found that it does not 25 …