Hurtado

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MANUEL CARDOVA, No. 2:22-cv-1296 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER D. HURTADO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff has requested the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 3. In support of the motion, plaintiff states in part that he has problems reading and that he is a mental health patient. Id. He also states that the issues in his case are very complicated and that he is unable to afford counsel. Id. 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 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). A cursory review of plaintiff’s complaint indicates that it is…