Opinion
No. 2:10-cv-1300 MCE CKD P
08-07-2012
EDWARD THOMAS, Plaintiff, v. M. BEUTLER, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
Plaintiff has requested the appointment of counsel. (See Dkt. No. 49.) 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. 49) is denied.
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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE