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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

PETER DALE GRAVES,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-07- 0666 GEB CMK P

vs.

B. WILLIAMS, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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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 is plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel

(Doc. 22), filed on July 24, 2007. 

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 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). 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 find the required exceptional circumstances. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s July 24, 2007 motion 

for the appointment of counsel (Doc. 22) is denied.

DATED: August 15, 2007.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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