(PC) Gonzalez v. Perez et al

Filing 43

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's 12 Motion for List of Pro Bono Attorneys for Appointment of Counsel, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 09/7/2020. (Martin-Gill, S)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MICHAEL HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ, 12 13 14 Plaintiff, v. No. 1:19-cv-1447-JLT (PC) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LIST OF PRO BONO ATTORNEYS FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL GUARD H. PEREZ, et al., (Doc. 12) 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff has filed a motion seeking a list of pro bono attorneys for the appointment of 18 counsel. (Doc. 12.) While the Court does maintain a list of attorneys who sometimes volunteer to 19 represent pro se inmates, Plaintiff’s motion will be denied because those attorneys are available 20 only upon appointment by the Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) and only in certain 21 exceptional circumstances that are not present here. Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th 22 Cir. 1991); Wood v. Housewright, 900 F.2d 1332, 1335-36 (9th Cir. 1990). The Court is further 23 unable to direct Plaintiff to other counsel that may be willing to represent him pro bono. 24 Accordingly, Plaintiff’s request is DENIED. 25 26 27 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: September 7, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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