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SIMS v. VEAL

United States District Court, E.D. California
May 5, 2008
No. CIV S-07-0898 MCE EFB P (E.D. Cal. May. 5, 2008)

Opinion

No. CIV S-07-0898 MCE EFB P.

May 5, 2008


ORDER


Plaintiff is a prisoner without counsel suing for alleged civil rights violations. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has requested that the court appoint counsel. District courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent prisoners in section 1983 cases. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In exceptional circumstances, the court may request counsel voluntarily to represent such a plaintiff. 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). The court finds that there are no exceptional circumstances in this case.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's April 21, 2008, application for appointment of counsel is denied.


Summaries of

SIMS v. VEAL

United States District Court, E.D. California
May 5, 2008
No. CIV S-07-0898 MCE EFB P (E.D. Cal. May. 5, 2008)
Case details for

SIMS v. VEAL

Case Details

Full title:STANLEY SIMS, Plaintiff, v. VEAL, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: May 5, 2008

Citations

No. CIV S-07-0898 MCE EFB P (E.D. Cal. May. 5, 2008)