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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

ADONAI EL-SHADDAI,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-1898 FCD EFB P

vs.

B. WHEELER, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner prosecuting this civil rights action without counsel. See 42

U.S.C. § 1983. Defendant Turner removed this action from state court, and thereafter defendants

B. Wheeler, N. Albonico and D. L. Thompson consented to removal. This proceeding was

referred to this court by Local Rule 72-302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 

The court finds that, for the limited purposes of § 1915A screening, the complaint states a

claim against defendants Wheeler, Albonico and Turner for excessive force, against defendant

Thompson for of failure to protect plaintiff, and against defendant Wheeler for retaliation. See

42 U.S.C. § 1983; 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b). All defendants were served with process while this

action was pending in state court. Accordingly, defendant will be directed to file a response to

the complaint.

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On November 15, 2006, plaintiff filed a request for appointment of counsel. District

courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent prisoners in section 1983 cases. 

Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In exceptional circumstances,

the court may request counsel voluntarily to represent such a plaintiff. 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). The court finds that there are no exceptional circumstances in this case.

Accordingly, it hereby is ORDERED that 

1. Defendants Turner, Wheeler, Albonico and Thompson have 20 days from the date this

order is served to respond to the complaint. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 81(c).

2. Plaintiff’s November 15, 2006, request for appointment of counsel is denied.

DATED: May 23, 2007.

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