(PS) Hanible v. County of Solano Sheriff's Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRIHANA HANIBLE, No. 2:21-cv-1315 TLN DB PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER SOLANO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, et al., 15 Defendants, 17 Plaintiff Brihana Hanible is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On January 30, 2023, plaintiff filed motions to proceed in forma pauperis and to appoint counsel. (ECF Nos. 52 & 53.) Plaintiff, however, has already paid the applicable filing fee. Moreover, plaintiff is informed that federal district courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent plaintiffs in civil cases. See Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). The court may request the voluntary assistance of counsel under the federal in forma pauperis statute, but only under exceptional circumstances. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1); Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991); Wood…