Crawford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAMES DARREN CRAWFORD, Case No. 14-cv-05578-JD Plaintiff,

ORDER

Vv. Re: Dkt. Nos. 99, 100 JEFFREY BEARD, et al., ll Defendants. Plaintiffs request for an extension of time (Docket No. 99) is granted. Plaintiff may file || objections to the magistrate judge’s May 17, 2016, order of service by November 23, 2020. 14 || Plaintiffs request to file a third amended complaint is denied without prejudice. Plaintiff should || file objections to the magistrate judge’s order of service and present his arguments as described in a || the Court’s prior order. Plaintiff has also requested the appointment of counsel. The Ninth Circuit has held that a 18 || district court may ask counsel to represent an indigent litigant only in “exceptional || circumstances,” the determination of which requires an evaluation of both (1) the likelihood of 20 || success on the merits, and (2) the ability of the plaintiff to articulate his claims pro se…