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Brown v. Swarzenegger

United States District Court, E.D. California
Jan 10, 2008
No. CIV S-06-2922 WBS EFB P (E.D. Cal. Jan. 10, 2008)

Opinion

No. CIV S-06-2922 WBS EFB P.

January 10, 2008


ORDER


Plaintiff is a prisoner without counsel suing for alleged civil rights violations. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has requested that the court appoint counsel. District courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent prisoners in section 1983 cases. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In exceptional circumstances, the court may request counsel voluntarily to represent such a plaintiff. 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). The court finds that there are no exceptional circumstances in this case.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's January 23, 2007, request for appointment of counsel is denied.


Summaries of

Brown v. Swarzenegger

United States District Court, E.D. California
Jan 10, 2008
No. CIV S-06-2922 WBS EFB P (E.D. Cal. Jan. 10, 2008)
Case details for

Brown v. Swarzenegger

Case Details

Full title:RONNIE BROWN, SR., Plaintiff, v. ARNOLD SWARZENEGGER, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: Jan 10, 2008

Citations

No. CIV S-06-2922 WBS EFB P (E.D. Cal. Jan. 10, 2008)