ORDER

KENDALL J. NEWMAN, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel. Plaintiff has recently suffered multiple mental health crises, resulting in his transfer to the mental health crisis bed at the California Medical Facility. Plaintiff has written the court to seek assistance in obtaining the return of his legal materials. (ECF No. 54.) It appears that plaintiff gave some of his legal materials pertaining to the instant case to another inmate, Alonzo Joseph, who was attempting to help plaintiff file his opposition to the pending motion for summary judgment. At the time plaintiff wrote his request, he was housed in administrative segregation and did not have access to Mr. Joseph or to plaintiff's property, which plaintiff claims is still housed at receiving and release.

Because the court cannot rule on defendant's motion for summary judgment until plaintiff has an opportunity to file his opposition, the court asks Litigation Coordinator Giovacchini, or other litigation coordinator at Mule Creek State Prison, to assist the court in having Mr. Joseph return plaintiff's legal materials to plaintiff, as well as to ensure that plaintiff has access to his legal materials so that he can file an opposition to the pending motion. Litigation Coordinator Giovacchini was previously contacted by counsel for defendant in an effort to ascertain the earlier whereabouts of plaintiff's legal materials. (ECF No. 46.)

Plaintiff renews his motion for appointment of counsel.1 For the reasons stated in the May 22, 2015 order, plaintiff's request is denied.

Also, plaintiff has filed motions for extension of time to file a response to the motion for summary judgment.2 In his July 9, 2015 filing, plaintiff reports that he has now been returned to Mule Creek State Prison from the crisis bed, and that his opposition to the motion for summary judgment is now in the hands of the prison's Investigative Service Unit. Good cause appearing, plaintiff's motion is granted.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's June 17, 2015 motion (ECF 54) is partially granted:

a. Litigation Coordinator Giovacchini, or other litigation coordinator at Mule Creek State Prison, is requested to, within fourteen from the date of this order, file with the court, and serve on plaintiff, a written statement identifying the location of plaintiff's legal materials, and plaintiff's access thereto, and addressing whether plaintiff's legal materials that were in the possession of inmate Alonzo Joseph, CDCR #K62045, or now in the hands of the Investigative Service Unit, have been returned to plaintiff.

b. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Litigation Coordinator for Mule Creek State Prison.

2. Plaintiff's motion for appointment of counsel (ECF No. 54) is denied;

3. Plaintiff's motions for an extension of time (ECF No. 55, 56) are granted;

4. Plaintiff is granted forty-five days from the date of this order in which to file an opposition to the motion for summary judgment.