State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Allied and Associates et al

Filing 56

ORDER Denying 49 Application for Appointment of Counsel filed by Loretta Turnbow - Signed by District Judge David M. Lawson. (DTof)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY,
Plaintiff,

Case Number 11-10710
Honorable David M. Lawson

v.
ALLIED AND ASSOCIATES, GARY M. LAPPIN,
JANEL SYKES, SYKES DERWIN, KRISTY
JACKSON, APRIL CONWAY, LINDA HUNTER,
BRUCE GOODMAN, JOHNNIE GOODMAN, SR.,
JOHNNIE GOODMAN, JR., LORETTA TURNBOW,
LYNETTE HURT-HATTER, KENYATTA MILLER,
and LORAINA CHAPMAN,
Defendants,
and
LYNETTE HURT-HATTER,
Counter claimant,
v.
STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY,
Counter defendant.
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ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT TURNBOW’S APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
OF COUNSEL
This matter is before the Court on defendant Loretta Turnbow’s application for appointment
of counsel. “‘[A]ppointment of counsel in a civil case is . . . a matter within the discretion of the
court. It is a privilege not a right.’” Childs v. Pellegrin, 822 F.2d 1382, 1384 (6th Cir. 1987)
(quoting U.S. v. Madden, 352 F.2d 792, 793 (9th Cir. 1965)). The plaintiff has failed to present
convincing reasons as to why this Court should exercise its discretionary power at this time.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that defendant Turnbow’s application for appointment of
counsel [dkt #49] is DENIED.

s/David M. Lawson
DAVID M. LAWSON
United States District Judge
Dated: July 1, 2011

PROOF OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing order was served
upon each attorney or party of record herein by electronic means or first
class U.S. mail on July 1, 2011.
s/Deborah R. Tofil
DEBORAH R. TOFIL

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