Sadler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROGELIO MAY RUIZ, No. 2:19-cv-0147-TLN-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER C. SADLER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court dismissed his complaint with leave to amend on December 12, 2019 for failure to state a cognizable claim. ECF No. 9. Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint, which is before the court for screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. ECF No. 14. Plaintiff also seeks appointment of counsel. ECF No. 16. I. Motion for Appointment of Counsel Plaintiff does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel in this action, Rand v. Rowland, 113 F.3d 1520, 1525 (9th Cir. 1997), and the court cannot require an attorney to represent plaintiff pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Mallard v. U.S. Dist. Ct., 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In certain exceptional circumstances, the court may request the voluntary assistance…