(PC) Fields v. Macomber ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MARCUS BRENT FIELDS, No. 2:23-cv-2488 CKD P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 J. MACOMBER, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff has requested the appointment of counsel. The United States Supreme Court has 18 ruled that district courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent prisoners in § 1983 19 cases. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In certain exceptional 20 circumstances, the court may request the voluntary assistance of counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 21 1915(e)(1). Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991); Wood v. Housewright, 900 22 F.2d 1332, 1335-36 (9th Cir. 1990). In the present case, the court does not find the required 23 exceptional circumstances. Plaintiff’s request for the appointment of counsel will therefore be 24 denied. 25 ///// 26 ///// 27 ///// 28 ///// ] Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's request for the appointment of 2 || counsel (ECF No. 3) is denied. 3 || Dated: November 6, 2023 1) 7 □□ C MAG f- fA. be eA eo, 4 CAROLYNK.DELANEY 5 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 6 7 8 || ckdks fiel2488.31 9 10 1] 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28