Stokes v. White
Filing
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ORDER - that Plaintiff's Motion for Appointment of Counsel (Filing No. 21 ) is denied. Ordered by Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (KLF)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
MICHAEL TEE STOKES SR.,
Plaintiff,
v.
SCOTT WHITE,
Defendant.
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4:16CV3027
ORDER
Plaintiff has filed a Motion for Appointment of Counsel. (Filing No. 21.) The
court cannot routinely appoint counsel in civil cases. 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. (internal citation and quotation marks omitted).
No such benefit is apparent at this time. Thus, Plaintiff’s request for the appointment
of counsel will be denied.
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel (Filing No.
21) is denied.
DATED this 6th day of December, 2016.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Richard G. Kopf
Senior United States District Judge
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