Biden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 GREGORY SCOTT VAN HUISEN, No. 2:23-cv-00944-DJC-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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JOSEPH R. BIDEN, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 10, 2023, the court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint with leave to amend. ECF No. 20. Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint, which is before the court for screening. ECF No. 23. Plaintiff has also filed a request “for correction” seeking to correct a legal citation in his earlier filing (ECF No. 25), a motion for appointment of counsel (ECF No. 26), and a motion to advance hearing date (ECF No. 29). Motion for Appointment of Counsel 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 exceptional circumstances, the…