Opinion
CIVIL No: 4:12-CV-0322-CDL-MSH
12-12-2012
JAMES DONALD BRAMLETT, JR, Plaintiff v. DR. BASSEY, et. al., Defendants
PROCEEDINGS UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 1983
BEFORE THE U. S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
ORDER
Plaintiff James Donald Bramlett, Jr., a prisoner currently confined at the Muscogee County Detention Facility in Columbus, Georgia, has filed a Motion to amend the witness list in his Complaint and an "Emergency Request for Appointment of Attorney" (ECF No. 6). As service has not yet been ordered in this case, Plaintiff need not request permission to file this amendment. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). The Motion to Amend is nonetheless GRANTED, and his amended witness list is deemed filed.
However, Plaintiff's request for legal assistance is premature. The Court cannot properly evaluate Plaintiff's need for counsel until it has an opportunity to review the responsive pleadings. If becomes apparent, at some point later in these proceedings, that counsel should be appointed in this case, after due consideration of the complexity of the issues raised or their novelty, Poole v. Lambert, 819 F.2d 1025 (11th Cir. 1987), the Court may entertain a renewed motion. Until then, Plaintiff's request for court-appointed counsel is DENIED.
Stephen Hyles
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE