-KJN (PC) Lopez v. Cate, et al, No. 2:2011cv00806 - Document 13 (E.D. Cal. 2011)
Court Description: ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 8/9/2011 ORDERING that Plaintiff's 12 August 1, 2011 request for the appointment of counsel is DENIED. Plaintiff's 12 August 1, 2011 motion for an extension of time is GRANTED. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of this order in which to file objections to the July 18, 2011 findings and recommendations. (Duong, D)
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-KJN (PC) Lopez v. Cate, et al Doc. 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDREW R. LOPEZ, Plaintiff, 11 No. 2:11-cv-0806 MCE KJN P vs. 12 13 MATTHEW CATE, et al., 14 Defendants. ORDER / 15 Plaintiff has requested the appointment of counsel. The United States Supreme 16 17 Court has ruled that district courts lack authority to require counsel to represent indigent 18 prisoners in § 1983 cases. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court, 490 U.S. 296, 298 (1989). In 19 certain exceptional circumstances, the court may request the voluntary assistance of counsel 20 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Terrell v. Brewer, 935 F.2d 1015, 1017 (9th Cir. 1991); 21 Wood v. Housewright, 900 F.2d 1332, 1335-36 (9th Cir. 1990). In the present case, the court 22 does not find the required exceptional circumstances. Plaintiff’s request for the appointment of 23 counsel will therefore be denied. In addition, plaintiff requested an extension of time to file objections to the July 24 25 18, 2011 findings and recommendations. Good cause appearing, the request is granted. 26 //// 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 2 1. Plaintiff’s August 1, 2011 request for the appointment of counsel (dkt. no. 12) 3 is denied; 4 2. Plaintiff’s August 1, 2011 motion for an extension of time is granted; and 5 3. Plaintiff is granted thirty days from the date of this order in which to file 6 objections to the July 18, 2011 findings and recommendations. 7 DATED: August 9, 2011 8 _____________________________________ KENDALL J. NEWMAN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 9 10 11 lope0806.31+36 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2
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