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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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The only matter pending before the Court is plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GARY B. MOORE,

Plaintiff,

 v.

OFFICER S. ZEPPA, et al.,

Defendants

 /

No. C-04-1749 MMC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

Before the Court is plaintiff Gary B. Moore’s “Motion for a New Trial and Motion for

Appointment of Counsel,” filed April 13, 2010.

To the extent the motion seeks an order granting a new trial, the Court, by separate

order filed concurrently herewith, has set a briefing schedule thereon, and, accordingly,

does not consider the motion herein.

To the extent the motion seeks an order appointing counsel, the Court hereby

DENIES the motion, for the reason plaintiff has failed to show “exceptional circumstances”

exist to warrant the Court’s conducting a search for volunteer counsel willing to accept an

appointment for purposes of representing plaintiff on his motion for a new trial.1

 See

Palmer v. Valdez, 560 F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir. 2009) (holding that although litigants have

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“no right to counsel in civil actions,” district court “may under ‘exceptional circumstances’

appoint counsel for indigent civil litigants”).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 22, 2010 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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