Anson v. United States of America et al

Filing 76

ORDER affirming Magistrate Judge's Order 74 on Motion to Appoint Counsel. Case is referred back to Magistrate Judge Schroeder for further proceedings. Signed by Hon. Richard J. Arcara on 4/22/2010. (JMB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT W E S T E R N DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

D O N A L D JAMES ANSON, P la in tiff, v. ORDER 07-CV-035A

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, D e fe n d a n t.

T h is case was referred to Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr., p u rs u a n t to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). O n F e b r u a r y 2 , 2 0 1 0 , p l a i n t i f f file d a n a p p l i c a t i o n fo r a p p o i n t m e n t o f co u n s e l . O n M a r c h 2 3 , 2 0 1 0 , M a g i s t r a t e Ju d g e S c h r o e d e r file d a D e c i s i o n a n d O r d e r , d e n y i n g p l a i n t i f f 's a p p l i c a t i o n . O n A p r i l 1 3 , 2 0 1 0 , pla i n t i f f file d a n a p p e a l o f M a g i s t r a t e Ju d g e S c h r o e d e r 's d e c i s i o n . P u r s u a n t to 2 8 U . S . C . § 6 3 6 ( b ) ( 1 ) ( A ) , th e district co u r t "m a y r e c o n s i d e r a n y pre t r i a l m a t t e r u n d e r th i s [se c t i o n ] w h e r e it h a s b e e n s h o w n th a t th e m a g i s t r a t e 's o r d e r is cle a r l y e r r o n e o u s o r co n t r a r y to la w . " T h e C o u r t ha s re v i e w e d p l a i n t i f f 's a p p e a l an d M a g i s t r a t e Ju d g e S c h r o e d e r 's D e c i s i o n a n d O r d e r . U p o n such revie w a n d a f t e r h e a r i n g a r g u m e n t fro m co u n s e l , th e C o u r t fin d s th a t M a g i s t r a t e Jud g e S c h r o e d e r 's D e c i s i o n a n d O r d e r is n e i t h e r cle a r l y e r r o n e o u s no r co n t r a r y to la w .

A c c o r d i n g l y , th e C o u r t a f f i r m s th e D e c i s i o n a n d O r d e r . SO ORDERED.

s/ Richard J. Arcara
HONORABLE RICHARD J. ARCARA UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DATED: April 22, 2010

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