Thurston

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDERSON P. THURSTON, Case No.: 21-cv-1578-BAS-BGS

Plaintiff,

ORDER:

v. (1) DENYING APPOINTMENT

OF COUNSEL [ECF 17]

MARCUS POLLARD, Warden, et al., (2) DENYING MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO FILE Defendants.

OPPOSITION TO ANSWER

16 [ECF 21] 17 18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF 1.) Plaintiff has filed an Ex Parte Motion for the Appointment of Counsel (ECF 17), a Letter in Further Support of Motion to Appointment of Counsel (ECF 19), and a Motion for Extension of Time to File Opposition to Defendants’ Answer to Complaint (ECF 21). For the reasons set forth below, these two motions are DENIED. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff’s Complaint alleges that when he was transferred to Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”) his wheelchair did not fit into the cell and the cell was too small to move the wheelchair in even if…