Nguyen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDWARD SAMUEL FULLER, No. 2:17-cv-0600 WBS AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER EUGENE NGUYEN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff has requested the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 40. This is plaintiff’s fourth motion of this kind. See ECF Nos. 5, 15, 28. In support of the motion, plaintiff points out that he has “multiple medical conditions,” that he is “legally blind” and “totally disabled,” and that as a result of these conditions, he needs assistance from other inmates to litigate this case. See ECF No. 40 at 1. Plaintiff’s indigence, his limited access to the prison law library, and an upcoming “pre-trial conference” are additional reasons why plaintiff believes the appointment of counsel is warranted. See id. at 1-2. 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…