Spriggens v. Laravia

Filing 16

ORDER denying 15 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan on 1/5/2012. (caa, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

DANIEL SPRIGGENS

CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS

NO. 11-2266

DR. DENNIS LARAVIA

SECTION: “S”(1)

ORDER
Plaintiff has filed a motion for reconsideration of this Court’s Order denying him appointed
counsel. Rec. Doc. 15. That motion for reconsideration is DENIED.
As the Court noted in its original Order, “[a] district court should appoint counsel in a civil
rights case only if presented with exceptional circumstances.” Norton v. Dimazana, 122 F.3d 286,
293 (5th Cir. 1997) (emphasis added). Having considered that fact, as well as the factors set forth
in Ulmer v. Chancellor, 691 F.2d 209, 213 (5th Cir. 1982), the Court found that appointment of
counsel was not warranted in the instant case. Plaintiff’s claims in this lawsuit are neither factually
nor legally complex, and it is unlikely that extensive discovery or investigation will be required.
Moreover, the Court was and continues to be of the opinion that a trial, if one is necessary, will not
require skills beyond plaintiff’s capabilities.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this fifth day of January, 2012.

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SALLY SHUSHAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE