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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOEL FOSCALINA,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF 

CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-0937 MCE CKD PS

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 plaintiffs 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.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for appointment of 

counsel (ECF No. 6) is denied.

Dated: April 29, 2014

4 foscalina.cou.den

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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