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Gipbsin v. Kernan

United States District Court, E.D. California
May 25, 2011
No. CIV S-07-0157 MCE EFB P (E.D. Cal. May. 25, 2011)

Opinion

No. CIV S-07-0157 MCE EFB P.

May 25, 2011


ORDER


Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 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 May 18, 2011 request for appointment of counsel is denied.


Summaries of

Gipbsin v. Kernan

United States District Court, E.D. California
May 25, 2011
No. CIV S-07-0157 MCE EFB P (E.D. Cal. May. 25, 2011)
Case details for

Gipbsin v. Kernan

Case Details

Full title:CLARENCE A. GIPBSIN, Plaintiff, v. SCOTT KERNAN, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: May 25, 2011

Citations

No. CIV S-07-0157 MCE EFB P (E.D. Cal. May. 25, 2011)