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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

JESSE LEE SHAVERS, JR.,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-07-0123 LKK EFB P

vs.

WARDEN, NEW FOLSOM PRISON,

et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a prisoner without counsel, has filed a complaint alleging civil rights violations. 

See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has submitted an affidavit requesting leave to proceed in forma

pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). 

Section 1915(a)(2) requires “a prisoner seeking to bring a civil action without

prepayment of fees or security therefor, in addition to filing the affidavit filed under paragraph

(1), shall submit a certified copy of the trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent)

for the prisoner for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint . . . ,

obtained from the appropriate official of each prison at which the prisoner is or was confined.” 

Plaintiff has not submitted the required trust account statement.

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Plaintiff has requested that the court appoint 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 IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff has 30 days from the date this order is served to submit the required trust

account statement. Failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that 

this action be dismissed.

2. Plaintiff’s January 18, 2007 request for appointment of counsel is denied.

So ordered. 

Dated: April 16, 2007.

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