(PS) DeVan Daniel v. Clayborne ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MELVIN DEVAN DANIEL, No. 2:22–cv–1350–KJM–KJN PS 12 Plaintiff, ORDER 13 v. (ECF Nos. 9, 10.) 14 ROBERT CLAYBORNE, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff filed a complaint on July 29, 2022, asserting various civil rights claims against 18 various officers and city officials in the City of Stockton. 1 (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff also requested 19 leave to proceed in forma pauperis, which the court granted. (ECF Nos. 2, 3.) The court screened 20 the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, found it failed to state a claim, but found leave to amend 21 warranted. (ECF No. 3.) Since that time, plaintiff has requested multiple extensions of time to 22 amend his complaint, asserting significant personal health issues. (ECF Nos. 4, 7, 9.) Most 23 recently, plaintiff asserts these issues are continuing and may take some time to resolve. (ECF 24 No. 9.) 25 In the interests of justice and the court’s management of its docket to conserve judicial 26 resources, plaintiff’s case is stayed. See Landis v. North American Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254-55, 27 28 1 This case is referred to the undersigned under 28 U.S.C. § 636 and Local Rule 302(c)(21). 1 |} (1936) (noting the court’s inherent authority to control its own docket and calendar). Within six 2 || months from the date of this order (or sooner if plaintiff is ready to proceed), plaintiff shall 3 || inform the court whether he intends to amend or dismiss his case without prejudice. Failure to 4 || provide a status update by this deadline may result in the court recommending leave to amend be 5 || withdrawn and plaintiff's case being dismissed. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). 6 Further, plaintiff requests the court appoint counsel for his civil case. It is “well- 7 || established that there is generally no constitutional right to counsel in civil cases.” United States 8 | v. Sardone, 94 F.3d 1233, 1236 (9th Cir. 1996). There are no exceptional circumstances 9 || warranting the appointment of counsel in this case, and plaintiffs claim is not unusually complex 10 || and can be reasonably prosecuted by a pro se plaintiff. Although the court is sympathetic to the 11 | difficulties faced by pro se litigants in litigating their own cases in federal court, the court has 12 || extremely limited resources to appoint attorneys in civil cases. Thus, plaintiffs motion for 13 || appointment of counsel (ECF No. 10) is DENIED. 14 ORDER 15 Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 16 1. This case is STAYED (this resolves ECF No. 9); 17 2. Within six months of this order, plaintiff shall inform the court whether he intends to 18 proceed with this action or voluntarily dismiss; and 19 3. Plaintiff's motion to appoint counsel (ECF No. 10) is DENIED. 20 || Dated: December 7, 2022 Aectl Aharon 22 KENDALL J. NE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 23 dani.1350 24 25 26 27 28