Tabor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CUONG HUY DAO, No. 2:22-cv-0846 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER P. TABOR, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In the request for reconsideration filed February 20, 2024, plaintiff requested appointment of counsel. (ECF No. 79.) On March 1, 2024, the Honorable Troy L. Nunley referred plaintiff’s request for appointment of counsel to this court. (ECF No. 82.) For the reasons stated herein, plaintiff’s request for appointment of counsel is denied. 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 represent such a plaintiff. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991); Wood v. 26…