Brown
(PC) Cain v. Brown
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER ALLEN CAIN, No. 2:21-cv-1327-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
K. BROWN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought for alleged violations of his civil rights. After a dismissal by the court, plaintiff has filed an amended complaint, which the court must screen. ECF Nos. 11 & 13. Plaintiff also requests the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 9. Request for Appointment of Counsel District courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent prisoners in section 1983 cases. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In exceptional circumstances, the court may request an attorney to voluntarily to represent such a plaintiff. See 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). When…