Jones v. Sacramento County Sheriff Department et al

Filing 51

ORDER denying 49 Motion to Appoint Counsel signed by Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison on 07/21/11. (Plummer, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANTHONY JONES,

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No. CIV S-10-0033-LKK-CMK-P

Plaintiff,

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vs.

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E. McATEE, et al.,

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ORDER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel (Doc.

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49). The United States Supreme Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to require

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counsel to represent indigent prisoners in § 1983 cases. See Mallard v. United States Dist. Court,

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490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In certain exceptional circumstances, the court may request the

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voluntary assistance of counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). See Terrell v. Brewer, 935

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F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991); Wood v. Housewright, 900 F.2d 1332, 1335-36 (9th Cir. 1990).

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In the present case, the court does not at this time find the required exceptional circumstances.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s request for the
appointment of counsel (Doc. 49) is denied.

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DATED: July 21, 2011
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CRAIG M. KELLISON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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