Sahota

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RODERICK WILLIAM LEAR, No. 2:18-cv-3099 MCE DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER PREETRANJAN SAHOTA, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action, has requested appointment of counsel. Plaintiff states that he lacks legal experience and feels overwhelmed by the parties’ current discovery disputes. He asks for the appointment of counsel to assist in opposing any motion for summary judgment and to assist in the settlement conference set for January 5, 2021. 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 v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991); Wood v. Housewright,…