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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NATHAN HILL, No. 2:19-cv-01680 DJC AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed with this action in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. On September 11, 2023, plaintiff filed a request for the appointment of counsel, a court- appointed investigator, and a paralegal/executive assistant. ECF No. 91. The expenditure of public funds on behalf of an indigent litigant is proper only when authorized by Congress. Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d 210 (9th Cir. 1989). The in forma pauperis statute does not authorize the expenditure of public funds for investigators and/or assistants. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent prisoners in § 1983…