Cano v. Naku et al

Filing 65

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 7/20/2010 DENYING pltf's 64 motion for the appointment of counsel. (Yin, K)

(PC) Cano v. Naku et al

Doc. 65

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ABEL CANO, 10 Plaintiff, 11 vs. 12 B. NAKU, et al., 13 Defendants. 14 / 15 Plaintiff has requested the appointment of counsel. The United States Supreme 16 Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent 17 prisoners in § 1983 cases. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In 18 certain exceptional circumstances, the court may request the voluntary assistance of counsel 19 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991); 20 Wood v. Housewright, 900 F.2d 1332, 1335-36 (9th Cir. 1990). In the present case, the court 21 does not find the required exceptional circumstances. Plaintiff's motion for the appointment of 22 counsel will therefore be denied. 23 ///// 24 ///// 25 26 1
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No. CIV S-07-2203 JAM GGH P

ORDER

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's July 13, 2010 motion for the appointment of counsel (Docket No. 64) is denied. DATED: July 20, 2010 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

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GREGORY G. HOLLOWS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE