Fontanez v. Facebook Inc.

Filing 7

Order by Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero DENYING #6 request to appoint counsel and GRANTING request to extend time. Amended complaint or other response to #5 Order to Show Cause due November 5, 2021. (jcslc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/14/2021).

Case 3:21-cv-06920-JCS Document 7 Filed 09/14/21 Page 1 of 1

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FERNANDO FONTANEZ,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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v.
FACEBOOK, INC.,
Defendant.

Case No. 21-cv-06920-JCS
ORDER DENYING REQUEST TO
APPOINT COUNSEL AND GRANTING
REQUEST TO EXTEND TIME
Re: Dkt. Nos. 6

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Plaintiff Fernando Fontanez, pro se, seeks appointment of counsel and an extension of time
to respond to the Court’s September 10, 2021 order to show cause.
As discussed in the order to show cause, it is not clear at this point whether there is any

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basis for Fontanez’s claim. Parties in civil cases generally have no right to appointment of

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counsel, and the Court has limited resources to do so. Fontanez has not shown that this case

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warrants that extraordinary relief. The request to appoint counsel is therefore DENIED. No

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further requests for appointment of counsel will be considered until after the Court determines

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whether Fontanez’s complaint (or an amended complaint) is sufficient to proceed.

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Fontanez’s request for an extension of time is GRANTED, and the deadline to respond to

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the order to show cause is CONTINUED to November 5, 2021. No further extensions of that

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deadline will be granted.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 14, 2021
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JOSEPH C. SPERO
Chief Magistrate Judge