Fischer v. Firman et al

Filing 7

ORDER denying as moot 3 Motion to Appoint Counsel. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Landya B. McCafferty.(mxm)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Madalyn Barton Fischer
v.

Civil No. 12-cv-146-PB

Aaron Firman et al.1
O R D E R
Before the court is a motion for the appointment of counsel
(doc. no. 3) filed by in forma pauperis, pro se plaintiff
Madalyn Fischer.

Plaintiff asserts that she cannot afford

counsel, and that she has been told that she needs a lawyer who
is admitted to practice in both the United States and Canada to
represent her on her claims.

In a report and recommendation

issued on this date, this magistrate judge has recommended that
this action be dismissed without prejudice because plaintiff has
failed to show that the court has subject matter jurisdiction
over her claims.

The court, therefore, denies the motion for

appointment of counsel as moot, without prejudice to plaintiff’s

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Defendants are the plaintiff’s son-in-law Aaron Firman, her
daughter Kelly Barton Firman, and the First National Bank of
Canada.

ability to renew the motion if the report and recommendation is
not accepted.
SO ORDERED.
__________________________
Landya McCafferty
United States Magistrate Judge
June 19, 2012
cc:

Madalyn Fischer, pro se

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