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Parties Involved:
Armando Herrera
Plaintiff
M. Idemudia
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARMANDO HERRERA,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. IDEMUDIA,

Defendant.

No. 2:16-cv-2293 JAM CKD P

ORDER

Plaintiff has 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. 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 at this time. Plaintiff’s request for the appointment of counsel will 

therefore be denied without prejudice to renewal at a later stage of the litigation.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s request for the appointment 

(ECF No. 24) of counsel is denied without prejudice to renewal at a later stage of the litigation.

Dated: December 6, 2016

2/kly

herr2293.31

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 2:16-cv-02293-JAM-CKD Document 25 Filed 12/06/16 Page 1 of 1