Hunter v. St. Louis, City of

Filing 6

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion For Appointment of Counsel and Affidavit in Support (ECF No. 3 ) is DENIED, without prejudice. Signed by District Judge Ronnie L. White on January 5, 2016. (BRP)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION

GEORGIA HUNTER,

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Plaintiff,
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CITY OF ST. LOUIS ,
Defendant.

Case No.

4:15CV1579 RLW

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion For Appointment of Counsel and
Affidavit in Support (ECF No. 3).
There is no constitutional or statutory right to appointed counsel in a civil case. Nelson v.

Redfield Lithograph Printing, 728 F .2d 1003 , 1004 (8th Cir. 1984). In determining whether to
appoint counsel, courts consider factors that include whether the plaintiff has presented
non-frivolous allegations supporting his prayer for relief, whether the plaintiff will substantially
benefit from the appointment of counsel, whether there is a need to further investigate and present
the facts related to the plaintiff's allegations, and whether the factual and legal issues presented by
the action are complex. See Battle v. Armantrout, 902 F.2d 701, 702 (8th Cir. 1990); Johnson v.

Williams, 788 F.2d 1319, 1322-23 (8th Cir. 1986); Nelson, 728 F.2d at 1005.

After considering Plaintiffs Motion For Appointment of Counsel and Affidavit in Support,
in view of the relevant factors, the Court finds that the facts and legal issues presented in the instant
case are not so complex as to warrant the appointment of counsel at this time. In addition, the
pleadings filed by Georgia Hunter, indicate that she is capable of presenting the facts and legal
issues without the assistance of counsel. Plaintiffs Motion For Appointment of Counsel and
Affidavit in Support will therefore be denied.
According! y,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion For Appointment of Counsel and
Affidavit in Support (ECF No. 3) is DENIED, without prejudice.

Dated this 5th day of January, 2016.

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RONNIE L. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE