Draper v. Rosairo et al
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 10/15/2012 DENYING plaintiff's 68 request for appointment of counsel. (Yin, K)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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JOHN CLINT DRAPER,
Plaintiff,
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No. 2:10-cv-0032 KJM EFB P
Defendant.
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ORDER
vs.
D. ROSARIO,
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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42
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U.S.C. § 1983. He requests that the court appoint counsel. District courts lack authority to
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require counsel to represent indigent prisoners in section 1983 cases. Mallard v. United States
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Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In exceptional circumstances, the court may request an
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attorney to voluntarily to represent such a plaintiff. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1); Terrell v.
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Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991); Wood v. Housewright, 900 F.2d 1332, 1335-36
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(9th Cir. 1990). When determining whether “exceptional circumstances” exist, the court must
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consider the likelihood of success on the merits as well as the ability of the plaintiff to articulate
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his claims pro se in light of the complexity of the legal issues involved. Palmer v. Valdez, 560
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F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir. 2009). Having considered those factors, the court finds there are no
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exceptional circumstances in this case.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s request for appointment of
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counsel, Dckt. No. 62, is denied.
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DATED: October 15, 2012.
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