Covello

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JUAN CARLOS CALDERON, No. 2:23-cv-2049 WBS CSK P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 P. COVELLO, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant 18 to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is defendant’s motion to stay the responsive 19 pleading deadline and plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel. (ECF Nos. 44, 48.) For the 20 reasons stated herein, plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel is denied and defendant’s 21 motion to stay the responsive pleading deadline is granted. 22 Plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel (ECF No. 44) 23 The United States Supreme Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to require 24 counsel to represent indigent prisoners in § 1983 cases. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 25 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In certain exceptional circumstances, the court may request the voluntary 26 assistance of counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C.…