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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL PEACE,

Plaintiff,

v.

850 BRYANT STREET, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-04691-SI 

ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR 

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND 

DENYING REQUEST FOR COUNSEL

Re: Dkt. No. 9

Plaintiff has filed a request for an extension of the deadline to file his amended complaint. 

Upon due consideration, the request is GRANTED. Docket No. 9. Plaintiff must file his amended 

complaint no later than January 10, 2020. Failure to file the amended complaint by the deadline 

will result in the dismissal of this action. 

In that same request, plaintiff asked that counsel be appointed to represent him in this action. 

A district court has the discretion under 28 U.S.C. §1915(e)(1) to designate counsel to represent an 

indigent civil litigant in exceptional circumstances. See Wilborn v. Escalderon, 789 F.2d 1328, 

1331 (9th Cir. 1986). This requires an evaluation of both the likelihood of success on the merits 

and the ability of the plaintiff to articulate his claims pro se in light of the complexity of the legal 

issues involved. See id. Neither of these factors is dispositive and both must be viewed together 

before deciding on a request for counsel under § 1915(e)(1). Exceptional circumstances are not 

present at this time because plaintiff has not yet submitted a pleading that states a claim, let alone 

one that suggests any likelihood of success on the merits. Plaintiff’s request for appointment of 

counsel to represent him in this action therefore is DENIED. Docket No. 9.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 3, 2019

______________________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

Case 3:19-cv-04691-SI Document 10 Filed 12/03/19 Page 1 of 1