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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

GABRIEL PRICE, 

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-1311 GEB CMK P

vs.

PLACER COUNTY JAIL, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 together with a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 1915. However, the certificate portion of the in forma pauperis application has not

been filled out and signed by an authorized prison official. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff

will be provided another opportunity to submit a fully completed application to proceed in forma

pauperis.

Plaintiff has also 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.

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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.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court shall provide plaintiff with another copy of the in forma

pauperis application used by this court; 

2. Plaintiff shall submit, within thirty days from the date of this order, a fully

completed in forma pauperis application. Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will result

in a recommendation that this action be dismissed without prejudice; and

3. Plaintiff’s June 29, 2005 request for the appointment of counsel is denied.

DATED: July 7, 2005.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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