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David v. Solano County Jail

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 16, 2010
No. 2:09-cv-0918 KJN P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 16, 2010)

Opinion

No. 2:09-cv-0918 KJN P.

February 16, 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. Therefore, plaintiff's request for the appointment of counsel is denied.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's May 12, 2009 request for the appointment of counsel is denied.


Summaries of

David v. Solano County Jail

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 16, 2010
No. 2:09-cv-0918 KJN P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 16, 2010)
Case details for

David v. Solano County Jail

Case Details

Full title:STEVEN L. DAVID, Plaintiff, v. SOLANO COUNTY JAIL, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: Feb 16, 2010

Citations

No. 2:09-cv-0918 KJN P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 16, 2010)