Bullard v. Sundstrom

Filing 19

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 16 . Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TBan)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
DARRYL BULLARD,
Case No. 16-cv-12918

Plaintiff,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
GERSHWIN A. DRAIN

v.
SUNDSTROM,

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
STEPHANIE DAWKINS DAVIS

Defendant.
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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL [16]
Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Darryl Bullard’s first Motion for
Appointment of Counsel [16], filed January 6, 2017. “Appointed counsel in civil
suits is a privilege only justified in exceptional circumstances.” Jennings v. Bradley,
419 F. App’x 594, 598 (6th Cir. 2011). Here, Plaintiff has failed to demonstrate this
is an exceptional case warranting the appointment of counsel. Moreover, the instant
case, filed in August 2016, is still in the early stages of litigation. The Court may
reconsider whether appointment of counsel is necessary at a later stage of the
proceedings.
For these reasons, Plaintiff has failed to demonstrate the appointment of
counsel is warranted. Plaintiff=s Motion for Appointment of Counsel [16] is

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therefore DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 10, 2017

/s/ Gershwin A. Drain
GERSHWIN A. DRAIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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