Anderson v. Houston et al

Filing 16

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION IN PART AND DENYING IN PART-denying 14 Motion to Request Local Panel Counsel be Appointed; granting 14 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. Mr. Ander son may file a written objection to the Report and Recommendation on or before April, 9, 2018. The court DENIES any request for an extension of time to file a memorandum opposing the Defendants Motion to Dismiss. The court also DENIES Mr. Andersons r equest for the appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 14 at 2.) Mr. Anderson, as a civil litigant, has no Sixth Amendment right to counsel. Johnson v. Johnson, 466 F.3d 1213, 1217 (10th Cir. 2006). Signed by Judge Clark Waddoups on 4/2/18. (jmr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION
CAMERON ANDERSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
ERIC J. HOUSTON, Deputy Sheriff;
BARRY L. HUNTINGTON; SEAN D.
REYES, Attorney General; MARIAN
DECKER, Assistant Attorney General;
GARFIELD COUNTY, and STATE OF
UTAH
Defendants.

MEMORANDUM DECISION & ORDER
GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION IN
PART AND DENYING IN PART
Case No. 2:16-cv-00924
Judge Clark Waddoups

On March 29, 2018, Mr. Anderson emailed chambers a “Motion for Extension of Time to
File a Response to Magistrate Judge Evelyn J. Furse’s Report and Recommendation.” This
Motion was entered on March 30, 2018. (ECF 14.) In this Motion, Mr. Anderson appears to
make makes three requests. First, he appears to request an extension of time to file written
objections to Judge Furse’s Report and Recommendation. Second, appears to request an
extension of time to file a memorandum opposing the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (ECF No.
10.) Third, he requests “the appointment of counsel . . . to assist with . . . [the] proper entry of
motions . . . .”(ECF No. 14 at 2.) The court addresses each of Mr. Anderson’s requests in turn.
In the interest of justice, the court GRANTS Mr. Anderson’s motion for an extension of
time to file written objections to the Report and Recommendation. Mr. Anderson may file a
written objection to the Report and Recommendation on or before April, 9, 2018. The court
DENIES any request for an extension of time to file a memorandum opposing the Defendants’
Motion to Dismiss. The court also DENIES Mr. Anderson’s request for “the appointment of
counsel.” (ECF No. 14 at 2.) Mr. Anderson, “as a civil litigant, has no Sixth Amendment right to
counsel.” Johnson v. Johnson, 466 F.3d 1213, 1217 (10th Cir. 2006).

DATED this 2nd day of April, 2018.

BY THE COURT:

Clark Waddoups
United States District Judge