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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL DOC BALZARINI,

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Plaintiff, )

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STEVE CAMBRIA, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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1:01-CV-5033 AWI WMW PC 

 

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 

ON APPEAL

(DOCUMENT #112)

On April 25, 2007, plaintiff filed a motion seeking the appointment of counsel on appeal.

Plaintiff’s motion is best directed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. However,

in light of the fact that plaintiff filed his motion in this court, this court will address it.

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 District Court for the Southern

District of Iowa, 490 U.S. 296, 298, 109 S.Ct. 1814, 1816 (1989). In certain exceptional circumstances,

the court may request the voluntary assistance of counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Rand v.

Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997). Without a reasonable method of securing and

compensating counsel, this court will seek volunteer counsel only in the most serious and exceptional

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cases. 

In the present case, the court does not find the required exceptional circumstances. See id.

Therefore, plaintiff's request for the appointment of counsel shall be denied.

In accordance with the above, plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel on appeal, filed

April 25, 2007, is HEREBY DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 1, 2007 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

j14hj0 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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