SIROIS v. CICHON et al

Filing 71

ORDER ON APPEAL OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S ORDER overruling 69 Appeal from Magistrate Judge Decision to District Court - By JUDGE D. BROCK HORNBY. (mnw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
RICKY LEE SIROIS,
PLAINTIFF
v.
AL CICHON,

ET AL.,

DEFENDANTS

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NO. 1:12-CV-28-DBH

ORDER ON APPEAL OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S ORDER
I treat the plaintiff’s letter of June 25, 2012 as an objection to the
Magistrate Judge’s Order of July 2, 2012. There, the Magistrate Judge denied
the plaintiff’s motion to appoint counsel, and stated that she denied the motion
“for the reasons set forth in my earlier order denying two prior such motions. I
also note that this case is at the preliminary stages, a scheduling order has not
issued and Sirois’ complaints about discovery process are premature; the first
issue is whether or not Sirois has stated a claim against one or more
defendants in his complaint as it now exists.” I conclude that the Magistrate
Judge’s ruling is neither clearly erroneous nor contrary to law and therefore
the plaintiff’s objection is overruled.
SO ORDERED.
DATED THIS 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2012
/s/D. Brock Hornby
D. BROCK HORNBY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE