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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

ANTHONY LORAN PERKINS,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-0760 DFL DAD P

vs.

SCOTT KERNAN, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff has requested the 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, 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. Plaintiff’s request for the appointment of

counsel will therefore be denied.

Plaintiff also requests that the court issue an order allowing him ninety days

access to the California Correctional Institutional Law Library. Plaintiff does not allege that he

has attempted to use the law library for legal research and been denied. Thus, he has not

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demonstrated that his right of access to the courts is being impaired. Plaintiff’s request for a

court order allowing him ninety days access to the law library will therefore be denied.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s March 5, 2007 motion for the appointment of counsel is denied; and

2. Plaintiff’s March 5, 2007 request for a court order allowing him ninety days

access to the law library is denied. 

DATED: March 14, 2007.

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