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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

SAMUEL WINDHAM,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-0954 GEB GGH P

vs.

CA. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS, et al.,

 ORDER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has requested the appointment of counsel. 

The court has determined that this case may be appropriate for appointment of counsel. 

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, (1989). In certain exceptional circumstances, however, 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 (9th Cir. 1990); Wood v. Housewright, 900 F.2d 1332 (9th Cir. 1990). In

this case the court is not sure whether those exceptional circumstances exist or not. Therefore,

this court will refer this case to the civil rights panel in this district for review. 

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Plaintiff is cautioned while the case is under review, he has responsibility to

continue to prosecute this action. The court is not staying the litigation pending the review;

rather the review and continued processing of this case will take place at the same time. No

scheduled dates in this litigation have been vacated. Also, it may ultimately turn out that

volunteer counsel may not be procurable for plaintiff's case. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to copy the contents of the file and 

forward it to the University of California, King Hall Civil Rights Clinic; and

2. The Civil Rights Clinic shall inform the court of their decision at their earliest

convenience; the court asks that the period of time to review the file and inform the court not

exceed thirty days from the filing date of this order.

DATED: 6/15/07 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

GGH:009

wind0954.crc 

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