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Parties Involved:
Gregory Lee Gray
Plaintiff
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY LEE GRAY,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-07-2400 FCD EFB P

vs.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

Defendant. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner without counsel suing 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. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s January 18, 2008, motion for

appointment of counsel is denied.

DATED: April 2, 2008.

Case 2:07-cv-02400-FCD-EFB Document 19 Filed 04/02/08 Page 1 of 1