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Green v. Burker

United States District Court, E.D. California
May 29, 2008
No. CIV S-07-2589 GEB JFM P (E.D. Cal. May. 29, 2008)

Opinion

No. CIV S-07-2589 GEB JFM P.

May 29, 2008


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 April 28, 2008 motion for the appointment of counsel is denied.


Summaries of

Green v. Burker

United States District Court, E.D. California
May 29, 2008
No. CIV S-07-2589 GEB JFM P (E.D. Cal. May. 29, 2008)
Case details for

Green v. Burker

Case Details

Full title:ERIC W. GREEN, Plaintiff, v. A. BURKER, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: May 29, 2008

Citations

No. CIV S-07-2589 GEB JFM P (E.D. Cal. May. 29, 2008)