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Parties Involved:
Thomas Brown
Plaintiff
Dawn Polvorosa
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS BROWN,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-07-1516 FCD EFB P

vs.

DAWN POLVOROSA,

Defendant. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a prisoner without counsel suing for alleged civil rights violations. See 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. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s August 15, 2007, request for

appointment of counsel is denied.

DATED: April 7, 2008.

Case 2:07-cv-01516-FCD-EFB Document 7 Filed 04/08/08 Page 1 of 1