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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MANUEL AYALA, No. CIV S-04-0903-RRB-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

ANDREASEN, et al.,

Defendants.

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

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court are: (1) plaintiff’s motion for appointment of

counsel (Doc. 87); and (2) plaintiff’s motion for copies of the entire court file in this matter (Doc.

89). 

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to

require counsel to represent indigent prisoners in § 1983 cases. See 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). See 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 at this time find the required exceptional

circumstances. 

As to plaintiff’s request for a copy of the entire court file, plaintiff states that he

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has been separated from his legal materials incident to a prison transfer on December 20, 2007. 

Plaintiff states that he will not have access to his materials in time to prepare for trial, which he

believes is scheduled to begin on January 22, 2008. Plaintiff is in error as to the date for

commencement of trial in this case. Specifically, on June 28, 2007, the court vacated the due

dates for pre-trial statements and also vacated the trial date. Currently, no trial date is set, but

status reports were ordered on December 14, 2007. 

In light of plaintiff’s temporary separation from his legal materials, the court will

sua sponte extend the deadlines for submission of status reports. The court will also extend the

deadline for filing objections to the court’s December 19, 2007, findings and recommendations

regarding dismissal of unserved defendants Sullwold, Sawker, and Gutierrez.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel (Doc. 87) is denied;

2. Plaintiff’s request for a copy of the court file (Doc. 89) is denied;

3. The court sua sponte extends the deadlines for submission of status reports

and objections to findings and recommendations;

4. Plaintiff’s status report will now be due within 45 days of the date of this

order;

5. Defendants’ status report will be due within 30 days after service of

plaintiff’s status report; and

6. The parties may file objections to the court’s December 19, 2007, findings

and recommendations within 45 days of the date of this order. 

DATED: January 7, 2008

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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