Ostrander v. Gilley et al

Filing 55

ORDER denying Plaintiff's Fifth 53 Motion to Appoint Counsel and his 54 Request for Expedited Hearing of the Motion. 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 FIFTH MOTION TO APPOINT
COUNSEL AND HIS REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED HEARING OF THE
MOTION (ECF NOS. 53, 54)

Plaintiff Leonard Dorance Ostrander moves a fifth time for
appointment of counsel. 1 ECF No 53. He also moves for expedited
hearing of his motion. ECF No. 54. 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; ECF No. 49. This
conclusion has not changed. Thus, Ostrander’s fifth motion to appoint

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. 52.
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counsel (ECF No. 53) and his request for expedited hearing of the motion
(ECF No. 54) are DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
s/Elizabeth A. Stafford
ELIZABETH A. STAFFORD
United States Magistrate Judge

Dated: September 24, 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 September 24, 2024.
s/Julie Owens
JULIE OWENS
Case Manager

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