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Moore v. Sloss

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 21, 2006
No. CIV S-04-0871 MCE PAN P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 21, 2006)

Opinion

No. CIV S-04-0871 MCE PAN P.

February 21, 2006


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 February 8, 2006, motion for the appointment of counsel is denied.


Summaries of

Moore v. Sloss

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 21, 2006
No. CIV S-04-0871 MCE PAN P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 21, 2006)
Case details for

Moore v. Sloss

Case Details

Full title:MERRICK JOSE MOORE, Plaintiff, v. J. SLOSS, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: Feb 21, 2006

Citations

No. CIV S-04-0871 MCE PAN P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 21, 2006)