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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALEXANDRA FERREIRA DA SILVA,

Plaintiff,

v.

JONATHAN KEVIN ROSS, et al.,,

Defendants.

No. 2:21-cv-01208-KJM-CKD PS

ORDER

By order filed August 18, 2021, the court dismissed plaintiff’s original complaint and 

granted plaintiff 30 days in which to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff has filed a motion for 

extension of time in which she informs the court of the “non-reception of the order issued on 

August 18, 2021.” (ECF No. 9.) The request for an extension of time will be granted.

Plaintiff also requests the court to appoint counsel. (ECF Nos. 6, 9.) It is “wellestablished that there is generally no constitutional right to counsel in civil cases.” United States 

v. Sardone, 94 F.3d 1233, 1236 (9th Cir. 1996). However, under “exceptional circumstances,” a 

court may appoint counsel for indigent civil litigants pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). When 

determining whether “exceptional circumstances” exist, a court considers both “the likelihood of 

success on the merits as well as the ability of the petitioner to articulate [the] claims pro se in light 

of the complexity of the legal issues involved.” Palmer v. Valdez, 560 F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir. 

2009).

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The court has extremely limited resources to appoint attorneys in civil cases. Having 

considered the factors under Palmer, the court finds plaintiff does not meet the burden of 

demonstrating exceptional circumstances warranting the appointment of counsel at this time.

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Plaintiff’s requests for appointment of counsel (ECF Nos. 6, 9) are DENIED;

2. Plaintiff’s motion for extension of time (ECF No. 9) is GRANTED in part, to the 

extent that plaintiff is granted an extension of time of 30 days from the date of this order in which 

to file an amended complaint that complies with the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure and the Local Rules of Practice;

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to re-serve plaintiff by mail with a copy of the 

court’s order signed August 18, 2021 (ECF No. 8.)

Dated: September 1, 2021

Ferreira1208.36.counsel

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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