LOFLAND v. WESTERN PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE AND CLINIC OF UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE

Filing 9

ORDER denying Plaintiff's Motion for Immediate Trial (Doc. 7 ); and denying Plaintiff's Motion to Appoint Counsel (Doc. 8 ). Signed by Judge Cathy Bissoon on 4/8/13. (dcd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
SHAVON LOFLAND,
Plaintiff,
v.
WESTERN PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE
AND CLINIC OF UPMC
PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 13-370
Judge Cathy Bissoon

ORDER
Plaintiff’s “Motion for Immediate Trial” (Doc. 7) is DENIED. With respect to Plaintiff’s
Motion (Doc. 8) for appointment of counsel, Plaintiff has failed to place into the record sufficient
allegations and/or information for the Court to conclude that his claim has “some arguable merit
in fact and law.” Johnson v. Stempler, 2010 WL 1226127, *2 (3d Cir. Mar. 31, 2010) (indigent
civil litigant possesses neither constitutional nor statutory right to appointed counsel, and,
as “a threshold matter,” his claim must be arguably meritorious before court will appoint
counsel) (citing and quoting Tabron v. Grace, 6 F.3d 147, 153 (3d Cir. 1993), other citations and
quotations omitted). In light of the foregoing, the Court need not reach the remaining Tabron
factors, and Plaintiff’s Motion (Doc. 8) is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

April 8, 2013

s\Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon
United States District Judge

cc (via ECF email notification):
All Counsel of Record
cc (via First-Class U.S. Mail):
Shavon Lofland
4812 Rosetta Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15224

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