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Rider v. Walker

United States District Court, E.D. California
Oct 17, 2011
No. 2:10-cv-0662 JAM KJN P (E.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 2011)

Opinion

No. 2:10-cv-0662 JAM KJN P.

October 17, 2011


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. Therefore, plaintiff's motion for the appointment of counsel is denied.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's October 7, 2011 motion for the appointment of counsel is denied.

DATED: October 14, 2011


Summaries of

Rider v. Walker

United States District Court, E.D. California
Oct 17, 2011
No. 2:10-cv-0662 JAM KJN P (E.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 2011)
Case details for

Rider v. Walker

Case Details

Full title:ANDRE RIDER, Plaintiff, v. WALKER, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: Oct 17, 2011

Citations

No. 2:10-cv-0662 JAM KJN P (E.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 2011)