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Mathis v. Russell

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 11, 2010
No. CIV S-09-2558 GGH P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 11, 2010)

Opinion

No. CIV S-09-2558 GGH P.

February 11, 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 request for the appointment of counsel will therefore be denied.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's request for the appointment of counsel (no. 13) is denied.


Summaries of

Mathis v. Russell

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 11, 2010
No. CIV S-09-2558 GGH P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 11, 2010)
Case details for

Mathis v. Russell

Case Details

Full title:CARDELL VAN MATHIS, Plaintiff, v. RICHARD RUSSELL, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: Feb 11, 2010

Citations

No. CIV S-09-2558 GGH P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 11, 2010)