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Ambriz v. Kernan

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 28, 2006
No. CIV S-05-1298 DFL PAN P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 28, 2006)

Opinion

No. CIV S-05-1298 DFL PAN P.

February 28, 2006


ORDER


Plaintiff has filed a motion for the appointment of counsel. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent prisoners in § 1983 cases. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In certain exceptional circumstances, the court may request the voluntary assistance of counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991); Wood v. Housewright, 900 F.2d 1332, 1335-36 (9th Cir. 1990). In the present case, the court does not find the required exceptional circumstances. Plaintiff's motion for the appointment of counsel will therefore be denied.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's September 13, 2005 motion for the appointment of counsel is denied.


Summaries of

Ambriz v. Kernan

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 28, 2006
No. CIV S-05-1298 DFL PAN P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 28, 2006)
Case details for

Ambriz v. Kernan

Case Details

Full title:ALFRED VINCENT AMBRIZ, Plaintiff, v. SCOTT KERNAN, et al., Defendants

Court:United States District Court, E.D. California

Date published: Feb 28, 2006

Citations

No. CIV S-05-1298 DFL PAN P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 28, 2006)