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Shields v. Koeling

United States District Court, E.D. California
Dec 15, 2010
No. 2:10-cv-2866 WBS KJN P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 15, 2010)

Opinion

No. 2:10-cv-2866 WBS KJN P.

December 15, 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. Therefore, plaintiff's request for the appointment of counsel is denied.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's December 2, 2010 request for the appointment of counsel is denied.

DATED: December 14, 2010


Summaries of

Shields v. Koeling

United States District Court, E.D. California
Dec 15, 2010
No. 2:10-cv-2866 WBS KJN P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 15, 2010)
Case details for

Shields v. Koeling

Case Details

Full title:SEAN SHIELDS, Plaintiff, v. SERGEANT KOELING, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: Dec 15, 2010

Citations

No. 2:10-cv-2866 WBS KJN P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 15, 2010)