Thistle
Thistle v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JOHN DAVID THISTLE, Case No.: 21-cv-01218-WQH-MDD Plaintiff,
ORDER
v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS; VINA PATEL-
MEHTA; KRISTY A. DITZLER; PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL
DOCTORS,
17 Defendant. 18 HAYES, Judge: 19 The matter before the Court is Plaintiff John David Thistle’s Motion to Continue 20 Complaint. (ECF No. 7).
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
22 On July 6, 2021, Plaintiff filed a pro se Complaint against Defendants United States 23 Department of Veterans Affairs, Vina Patel-Mehta, Kristy A. Ditzler, and Primary Care 24 Medical Doctors. (ECF No. 1). On the same day, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to 25 Proceed in Forma Pauperis. (ECF No. 2). On July 7, 2021, Plaintiff filed a Request for 26 Appointment of Counsel. (ECF No. 4) 27 28 On July 9, 2021, the Court issued an Order addressing Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis and Request for Appointment of Counsel. (ECF No. 5). In that Order, the Court screened the case pursuant to 28…