Gallegos

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEJANDRO GALLEGOS, Case No.: 18cv1322-JAH (MSB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER:

v. 1. DENYING PLAINTIFF’S THIRD

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF

COUNSEL (Doc. No. 42);

K. SEELEY, M.D., 2. GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S Defendant. REQUEST TO CONTINUE FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE (Doc No. 18 48); AND 19 3. SCHEDULING TELEPHONIC

STATUS HEARING

21 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Alejandro Gallego’s (“Plaintiff) third motion for appointment of counsel and motion to continue final pretrial conference. See Doc. Nos. 42, 48. In support of the motion for appointment of counsel, Plaintiff argues the likelihood of success on the merits and the complexity of the issues involved in the case warrant the need for the court to appoint counsel. See generally Id. at 42. Plaintiff requests a continuance as to the final pretrial conference and related filing dates because of his ongoing recovery from COVID-19 and…