Smith v. Sahota

Full title: GREGORY SMITH, Plaintiff, v. PEETRANJAN SAHOTA, et al., Defendants

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

Date published: Oct 17, 2011

No. CIV S-10-0762 CKD P (E.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 2011)

Opinion

No. CIV S-10-0762 CKD P.

October 17, 2011

ORDER

CAROLYN DELANEY, Magistrate Judge

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 motion for the appointment of counsel will therefore be denied.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for the appointment of counsel (Docket No. 45) is denied.

Dated: October 16, 2011