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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ZACKARY T. HARRIS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

BRENDEN BULLARD, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 19-cv-06648-HSG 

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR 

RULING OR ORDER; DENYING 

REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF 

COUNSEL 

Re: Dkt. No. 24 

Plaintiff, an inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison, has filed the instant pro se action pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Now pending before the Court is plaintiff’s request for a ruling, order, or 

conclusion to this case, and his request for appointment of counsel. Dkt. No. 24. Plaintiff’s 

requests are DENIED. The Court cannot issue a ruling in this case as there is currently no 

operative complaint and no defendants have been identified or served.1 This is plaintiff’s second 

request for appointment of counsel. Dkt. No. 15. The Court denied plaintiff’s first request for 

appointment of counsel on January 21, 2020 for lack of exceptional circumstances. See Dkt. No. 

16 at 5-6. Plaintiff has not alleged, much less demonstrated, a change in his circumstances since 

January 21, 2020. Accordingly, plaintiff’s second request for appointment of counsel is denied for 

the same reasons set forth in the January 21, 2020 order. See Dkt. No. 16 at 5-6. 

Plaintiff informs the Court that he has been unable to access his legal files and paperwork 

for over a month. Dkt. No. 24. The Court will sua sponte grant plaintiff an extension of time to 

June 19, 2020 to file his second amended complaint. 

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 On January 21, 2020, the Court dismissed the amended complaint with leave to amend, and 

denied plaintiff’s request for appointment of counsel for lack of exceptional circumstances. Dkt. 

No. 16. The Court has since granted plaintiff two extensions of time to May 15, 2020 to file a 

second amended complaint. Dkt. Nos. 18, 23. 

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This order terminates Dkt. No 24. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 8, 2020 

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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. 

United States District Judge 

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