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Ramirez v. Win

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Dec 19, 2014
No. 2:14-cv-1714 TLN CKD P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 19, 2014)

Opinion

No. 2:14-cv-1714 TLN CKD P

12-19-2014

JOHN ANTHONY RAMIREZ, Plaintiff, v. H. WIN, et al., Defendants.


ORDER

Plaintiff has requested the appointment of counsel. 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 request for the appointment of counsel will therefore be denied.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's request for the appointment of counsel (ECF No. 19) is denied. Dated: December 19, 2014

/s/_________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
/md; rami1714.31


Summaries of

Ramirez v. Win

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Dec 19, 2014
No. 2:14-cv-1714 TLN CKD P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 19, 2014)
Case details for

Ramirez v. Win

Case Details

Full title:JOHN ANTHONY RAMIREZ, Plaintiff, v. H. WIN, et al., Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Date published: Dec 19, 2014

Citations

No. 2:14-cv-1714 TLN CKD P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 19, 2014)