Jiminez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IVORY LEWIS DOWNS, JR., No. 2:22-cv-1021 TLN AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. JIMINEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff has submitted a letter to the court stating that he filed objections to the March 10, 2023 findings and recommendations even though the order adopting the findings and recommendations states that he did not. ECF No. 45. He requests appointment of counsel on the grounds that he believes the mail room did not send out his mail and that he has had continuing issues with mail. Id. Accordingly, the letter is construed as a motion for 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 district court may request the voluntary assistance of counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Terrell…