Martinez v. Nueces County Sheriff's Office/Jail et al

Filing 9

OPINION and ORDER denying 3 Motion to Appointment of Counsel.(Signed by Magistrate Judge B Janice Ellington) Parties notified.(arodriguez, 2)

United States District Court
Southern District of Texas

ENTERED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION
FRED G. MARTINEZ,
Plaintiff,
VS.
NUECES COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE/JAIL, et al,
Defendants.

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June 15, 2018
David J. Bradley, Clerk

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:18-CV-158

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
Plaintiff Fred G. Martinez, proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion for

Appointment of Counsel. (D.E. 3).
In a separate order, the undersigned granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in
forma pauperis. (D.E. 8). That order also provided that “[n]o motions for appointment
of counsel shall be filed until the Court has completed its screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915A, which may include a hearing under Spears v. McCotter, 766 F.2d 179 (5th Cir.
1985).” (D.E. 8, ¶ 9). This Court has yet to complete the § 1915A screening process in
this case.

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel (D.E. 3) is

DENIED without prejudice to renew after the screening process has been completed.
ORDERED this 15th day of June, 2018.
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B. JANICE ELLINGTON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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