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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDRE RAMON CRAVER, No. 2:20-cv-1714 WBS DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND T. TRAN, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action, has requested the appointment of counsel. Plaintiff indicates he will soon be undergoing a stem cell transplant which will involve chemotherapy, hospitalization, and significant recovery time. I. 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 v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991); Wood v. Housewright, 900 F.2d 1332, 1335-36 (9th Cir. 1990). The test…