Madden
(PC) Jones v. Madden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAYON JONES, No. 2:22-cv-01592-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER
RAYMOND MADDEN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After a dismissal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A (ECF No. 10), plaintiff has filed an amended complaint (ECF No. 15), which also must be dismissed with leave to amend. Plaintiff also renews his request for appointment of counsel. ECF No. 16. 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
1 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a…