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Morris v. Green

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Jun 8, 2015
No. 2:13-cv-0589 JAM CKD P (E.D. Cal. Jun. 8, 2015)

Opinion

No. 2:13-cv-0589 JAM CKD P

06-08-2015

LEON E. MORRIS, Plaintiff, v. C.M. GREEN, Defendant.


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 motion for the appointment of counsel (ECF No. 50) is denied. Dated: June 8, 2015

/s/_________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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Summaries of

Morris v. Green

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Jun 8, 2015
No. 2:13-cv-0589 JAM CKD P (E.D. Cal. Jun. 8, 2015)
Case details for

Morris v. Green

Case Details

Full title:LEON E. MORRIS, Plaintiff, v. C.M. GREEN, Defendant.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Date published: Jun 8, 2015

Citations

No. 2:13-cv-0589 JAM CKD P (E.D. Cal. Jun. 8, 2015)