LESLIE v. POTTER

Filing 17

ENTRY: Accordingly, the plaintiff's motion for the appointment of counsel 13 must be DENIED **SEE ENTRY**. Signed by Judge William T. Lawrence on 3/16/2010. (DWH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA RICHARD D. LESLIE, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN E. POTTER, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

1:09-cv-1588-WTL-JMS

Entry Denying Motion for Appointment of Counsel The plaintiff's motion for the appointment of counsel has been considered. Litigants requesting that counsel be recruited must show as a threshold matter that they made a reasonable attempt on their own to secure private counsel. Gil v. Reed, 381 F.3d 649, 656 (7th Cir. 2004); Zarnes v. Rhodes, 64 F.3d 285, 288 (7th Cir. 1995). The court must deny "out of hand" a request for counsel made without a showing of such effort. Farmer v. Haas, 990 F.2d 319, 321 (7th Cir. 1993). The plaintiff's single sentence motion does not indicate that he has made any attempt to obtain counsel. Accordingly, the plaintiff's motion for the appointment of counsel (dkt 13) must be denied. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 03/16/2010 Distribution: Debra G. Richards UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE [e-mail] RICHARD D. LESLIE 9119 Prairie Ridge Place Indianapolis, IN 46256-3498

_______________________________ Hon. William T. Lawrence, Judge United States District Court Southern District of Indiana