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Knanishu v. Sacramento Sheriff's Dept.

United States District Court, E.D. California
Jul 20, 2010
No. 2:10-cv-0005 JFM (PC) (E.D. Cal. Jul. 20, 2010)

Opinion

No. 2:10-cv-0005 JFM (PC).

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 June 25, 2010 motion for the appointment of counsel is denied.


Summaries of

Knanishu v. Sacramento Sheriff's Dept.

United States District Court, E.D. California
Jul 20, 2010
No. 2:10-cv-0005 JFM (PC) (E.D. Cal. Jul. 20, 2010)
Case details for

Knanishu v. Sacramento Sheriff's Dept.

Case Details

Full title:KENNETH KNANISHU, Plaintiff, v. SACRAMENTO SHERIFF'S DEPT., et al.…

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

Date published: Jul 20, 2010

Citations

No. 2:10-cv-0005 JFM (PC) (E.D. Cal. Jul. 20, 2010)