Saddozai

Saddozai v. Bolanes

Good Law
United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 16, 20205:18-cv-04511California2,182 words

Opinion

trial_court Opinion

DISCUSSION

26 A. Motions Re Appointment of Counsel 27 The Court denied each of Plaintiff’s three motions for appointment of counsel for 1 lack of exceptional circumstances, with the last order filed on December 16, 2019. Dkt. 2 Nos. 9, 14, 25. On January 27, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for an extension of time to 3 file a motion for reconsideration of the last court order, and subsequently the motion for 4 reconsideration asserting new grounds on March 5, 2020. Dkt. Nos. 28, 38. The Court 5 grants the motion for an extension of time such that the reconsideration motion is deemed 6 timely filed. Although titled differently, these two papers are essentially the same. Id. 7 Plaintiff additionally requests a preliminary injunction and court order for prison officials 8 to “cease and desist violence, harassment and retaliation to interefer[e] with plaintiff’s civil 9 action.” Dkt. No. 38 at 2. Plaintiff is currently being housed at Corcoran State Prison 10 (“CSP”), which is not a party to this action. Accordingly, the Court has no jurisdiction 11 over CSP or any of its employees in this action to issue an injunctive order against them. 12 …

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.