Payne v. Britten et al
Filing
71
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - Plaintiff's Motion to Appoint Counsel (filing no. 70 ) is denied. Ordered by Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (AOA)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
CHRISTOPHER M. PAYNE,
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Plaintiff,
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FRED BRITTEN, et al.,
Defendants.
4:11CV3017
MEMORANDUM
AND ORDER
This matter is before the court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Appoint Counsel. (Filing No.
70.) In Davis v. Scott, 94 F.3d 444, 447 (8th Cir. 1996), the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
explained that “[i]ndigent civil litigants do not have a constitutional or statutory right to
appointed counsel. . . . The trial court has broad discretion to decide whether both the
plaintiff and the court will benefit from the appointment of counsel . . . .” Id. (quotation and
citation omitted). No such benefit is apparent here. The request for the appointment of
counsel is therefore denied without prejudice.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Appoint Counsel (filing
no. 70) is denied.
DATED this 14 th day of June, 2012.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Joseph F. Bataillon
United States District Judge
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