Carter v. Georgia Department of Corrections et al

Filing 39

ORDER denying 37 Motion to Appoint Counsel. Ordered by Judge Hugh Lawson on 11/30/2010. (nbp)

Carter v. Georgia Department of Corrections et al

Doc. 39

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA M A C O N DIVISION T H O M A S M. CARTER, P la in tiff, v. C A L V IN RAMSEY, et al., : : : : : : : : :

C ivil Action No. 5 :0 9 -C V -1 3 1 (H L )

D e fe n d a n ts . _______________________________ :

ORDER B e fo re the Court is Plaintiff's Thomas Carter ("Carter") motion to appoint c o u n s e l (Doc. 37). Carter has previously asked the Court to appoint him counsel. His requests have been denied. Carter's case is closed, but he has filed a notice of a p p e a l. He has not paid the appellate filing fee. C a rte r's motion to appoint counsel is denied. As the Court has previously e x p la in e d , Carter has demonstrated competency in handling his rather

s tra ig h tfo rw a rd denial of medical care case. If in the event that he is able to proceed w ith his appeal, then the appropriate court to ask for the appointment of counsel is th e Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. See Addendum Five to the Eleventh Circuit R u le s . SO ORDERED, this the 30 th day of November, 2010.

s / Hugh Lawson HUGH LAWSON, SENIOR JUDGE lmc

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