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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

JEAN-PIERRE K. THOMAS,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. P. GARCIA, et al.,

Defendants. 

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1:08-cv-00689-LJO-DLB PC

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

( DOCUMENT # 104)

On January 19, 2012, Plaintiff, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a

motion seeking the appointment of counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d), now codified at §

1915(e)(1). Pursuant to § 1915(e)(1), “[t]he court may request an attorney to represent any

person unable to afford counsel.” This section applies to persons proceeding in forma pauperis. 

See Mallard v. United States Dist. Court for Southern Dist., 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). Plaintiff

is not proceeding in forma pauperis in this action, having paid the filing fee in full. Thus, the

Court lacks statutory authority to appoint counsel to represent Plaintiff.

For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel is HEREBY

DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 14, 2012 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

77e0d6 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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