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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN JOE GOMEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHARLES DUDLEY LEE; et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 06-5936 SI (pr)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

Plaintiff has filed a motion for appointment of counsel. A district court has discretion

under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1) to designate counsel to represent an indigent civil litigant in

exceptional circumstances. See Wilborn v. Escalderon, 789 F.2d 1328, 1331 (9th Cir. 1986).

This requires evaluation of both the likelihood of success on the merits and the ability of the

plaintiff to articulate his claims pro se in light of the complexity of the legal issues involved. See

id. Neither of these factor is dispositive and both must be viewed together before deciding on

a request for counsel under section 1915(e)(1). Having considered both of these factors, the

court concludes that exceptional circumstances requiring the appointment of counsel are not

evident at this time. The motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED. (Docket # 8.)

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 3, 2007 _______________________

 SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

Case 3:06-cv-05936-SI Document 12 Filed 04/03/07 Page 1 of 1