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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

FIKRI BAYRAMOGLU,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-10-0328 EFB P

vs.

JAMES H. GOMEZ, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42

U.S.C. § 1983. He 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. 

Plaintiff has also moved for summary judgment. As the court has not yet screened his

complaint, and the defendants have not yet been served, his motion for summary judgment is

premature and is be denied without prejudice. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s June 16, 2010 motion for

appointment of counsel and for summary judgment is denied without prejudice.

DATED: June 21, 2010.

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