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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

THOMAS VINCENT HELEAN, No. CIV S-06-1321-DFL-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

JEFFREY GORDER, et al.,

Defendants.

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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 are plaintiff’s applications for leave to proceed in

forma pauperis (Docs. 5 & 8). As to plaintiff’s first application, plaintiff did not submit a

certified copy of his jail trust account statement for the six-month period immediately preceding

the filing of the complaint. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff was provided the opportunity

to submit a certified copy of his trust account statement or the appropriate filing fee. Plaintiff’s

second application continues to suffer from the same defect. Specifically, plaintiff has not

submitted a certified copy of his jail trust account statement. Plaintiff will be provided one

additional opportunity to either provide the required trust account statement or pay the full filing

fee for this case. Plaintiff is again cautioned that failure to comply may result in the dismissal of

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this action for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with court rules and orders. See Local

Rule 11-110.

Plaintiff has also requested the appointment of counsel (Doc. 8). The United

States Supreme Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to require counsel to represent

indigent prisoners in § 1983 cases. See 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). See 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 at this time find the required exceptional circumstances. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff shall submit within 30 days of the date of this order, a certified

copy of his jail trust account statement, or the appropriate filing fee; and

2. Plaintiff’s request for the appointment of counsel is denied. 

DATED: August 16, 2006.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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