Grace v. Hakala et al

Filing 100

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER re: 98 MOTION to Appoint Counsel filed by Plaintiff William Grace, 97 MOTION to Supplement 1 DCM Complaint, filed by Plaintiff William Grace MOTIONS ARE DENIED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lewis M. Blanton on 12/23/11. (MRS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
WILLIAM GRACE,
Plaintiff,
v.
MICHAEL HAKALA, et al.,
Defendant.

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No. 1:11CV81 LMB

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Before the Court is plaintiff’s motion to supplement his complaint by
interlineation with claims unrelated to his amended complaint, as well as plaintiff’s
motion for appointment of counsel.
As plaintiff was told in several of the Court’s prior orders, it will not accept
amendments to the complaint by interlineation or supplementation. Moreover, none
of the claims proposed by plaintiff relate to his amended complaint, and thus, would
not be properly joined in this action. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 18 and 20. For example, the
claims in plaintiff’s amended complaint relate to receipt of treatment and
medications for HIV. In plaintiff’s proposed supplemental documents, plaintiff
complains of pain in his back and legs and his disagreement with the treatment
decisions imposed by defendant medical providers. In light of the aforementioned,
plaintiff’s motion to supplement his complaint will be denied.

Plaintiff’s fourth motion for appointment of counsel will also be denied. As
noted in the Court’s October 6, 2011 Memorandum and Order, plaintiff has been
able to prepare and file a plethora of documents on his own behalf. Moreover, the
factual and legal issues involved in this case are not so complicated as to warrant
appointment of counsel at this time. Nelson v. Redfield Lithograph Printing, 728
F.2d 1003, 1004 (8th Cir. 1984).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to supplement his
complaint by interlineation and with claims unrelated to his amended complaint
[Doc. #97] is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for appointment of
counsel [Doc. #98] is DENIED without prejudice.
Dated this 23rd day of December, 2011.

LEWIS M. BLANTON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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