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CANO v. NAKU

United States District Court, E.D. California
Jul 20, 2010
No. CIV S-07-2203 JAM GGH P (E.D. Cal. Jul. 20, 2010)

Opinion

No. CIV S-07-2203 JAM GGH P.

July 20, 2010


ORDER


Plaintiff has requested 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 July 13, 2010 motion for the appointment of counsel (Docket No. 64) is denied.


Summaries of

CANO v. NAKU

United States District Court, E.D. California
Jul 20, 2010
No. CIV S-07-2203 JAM GGH P (E.D. Cal. Jul. 20, 2010)
Case details for

CANO v. NAKU

Case Details

Full title:ABEL CANO, Plaintiff, v. B. NAKU, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: Jul 20, 2010

Citations

No. CIV S-07-2203 JAM GGH P (E.D. Cal. Jul. 20, 2010)