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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE RAMIREZ-SALGADO, No. 2:18-cv-0185 JAM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. LEWIS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action, has requested appointment of counsel. ECF No. 32. In support of the motion, plaintiff states that a fellow inmate who had been assisting him with preparing motions in this matter has left High Desert State Prison. Plaintiff further asserts that he does not have the skill, training or experience to represent himself, and that his physical ailments and below average reading level further impede his ability to represent himself. See id. at 1-3. Plaintiff attaches declarations to support these claims. See ECF No. 32 at 4-8. 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…