Ostrander v. Gilley et al

Filing 49

ORDER denying Plaintiff's Third and Fourth Motions to Appoint Counsel and His Requests for Expedited Hearing of the Motions re: ECF Nos. 42 Motion to Appoint Counsel; 43 Motion to Expedite; 47 Motion to Expedite; 48 Motion to Appoint Counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford. (JOwe)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
LEONARD DORANCE
OSTRANDER,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 23-10768
Honorable Matthew F. Leitman
Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford

v.
ADAM GILLEY, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S THIRD AND FOURTH MOTIONS TO
APPOINT COUNSEL AND HIS REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED
HEARING OF THE MOTIONS [ECF NOS. 42, 43, 47, 48]

Plaintiff Leonard Dorance Ostrander moves a third and fourth time for
appointment of counsel. 1 ECF No. 42; ECF No. 47. He also moves for
expedited hearing of his motions. ECF No. 43; ECF No. 48. The Court
denied his earlier motions for appointment of counsel without prejudice,
reasoning that Ostrander has not shown exceptional circumstances
meriting appointment of counsel during this pretrial stage. ECF No. 10;
ECF No. 26. This conclusion has not changed. Thus, Ostrander’s third

The Honorable Matthew F. Leitman referred the case to the undersigned
for all pretrial matters under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). ECF No. 8.
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and fourth motions to appoint counsel (ECF Nos. 42 & 47) and his requests
for expedited hearing of the motions (ECF Nos. 43 & 48) are DENIED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Elizabeth A. Stafford
ELIZABETH A. STAFFORD
United States Magistrate Judge

Dated: August 28, 2024

NOTICE TO PARTIES ABOUT OBJECTIONS
Within 14 days of being served with this order, any party may file
objections with the assigned district judge. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a). The
district judge may sustain an objection only if the order is clearly erroneous
or contrary to law. 28 U.S.C. § 636. “When an objection is filed to a
magistrate judge’s ruling on a non-dispositive motion, the ruling
remains in full force and effect unless and until it is stayed by the
magistrate judge or a district judge.” E.D. Mich. LR 72.2.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that this document was served on counsel
of record and any unrepresented parties via the Court’s ECF System to
their email or First Class U.S. mail addresses disclosed on the Notice of
Electronic Filing on August 28, 2024.
s/Julie Owens
JULIE OWENS
Case Manager
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