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Chess v. Sisto

United States District Court, E.D. California
Mar 30, 2007
No. CIV S-06-1639 LKK KJM P (E.D. Cal. Mar. 30, 2007)

Opinion

No. CIV S-06-1639 LKK KJM P.

March 30, 2007


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 request for the appointment of counsel will therefore be denied.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's March 21, 2007, request for the appointment of counsel is denied.


Summaries of

Chess v. Sisto

United States District Court, E.D. California
Mar 30, 2007
No. CIV S-06-1639 LKK KJM P (E.D. Cal. Mar. 30, 2007)
Case details for

Chess v. Sisto

Case Details

Full title:MICHAEL CHESS, Plaintiff, v. D.K. SISTO, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: Mar 30, 2007

Citations

No. CIV S-06-1639 LKK KJM P (E.D. Cal. Mar. 30, 2007)