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Ramirez v. Woodford

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 16, 2006
No. CIV S-05-1333 FCD GGH P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 16, 2006)

Opinion

No. CIV S-05-1333 FCD GGH P.

February 16, 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 6, 2006 request for the appointment of counsel is denied.


Summaries of

Ramirez v. Woodford

United States District Court, E.D. California
Feb 16, 2006
No. CIV S-05-1333 FCD GGH P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 16, 2006)
Case details for

Ramirez v. Woodford

Case Details

Full title:MARTIN BONILLA RAMIREZ, Plaintiff, v. JEANNE WOODFORD, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: Feb 16, 2006

Citations

No. CIV S-05-1333 FCD GGH P (E.D. Cal. Feb. 16, 2006)