(PC) Gonzalez v. Perez ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MICHAEL HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ, No. 1:19-cv-1447-JLT (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF 13 v. COUNSEL 14 GUARD H. PEREZ, et al., (Doc. 31) 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff has filed his seventh request for the appointment of counsel. The United States 18 Supreme Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent 19 prisoners in § 1983 cases. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In 20 certain exceptional circumstances, the court may request the voluntary assistance of counsel 21 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991); 22 Wood v. Housewright, 900 F.2d 1332, 1335-36 (9th Cir. 1990). In the present case, the court 23 does not find the required exceptional circumstances. Accordingly, the Court DENIES without 24 prejudice Plaintiff’s request for the appointment of counsel. 25 IT IS SO ORDERED. 26 27 Dated: September 7, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28