Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:18-CV-220
10-05-2018
RAUL GONZALEZ, Plaintiff, v. BRYAN GORDY, et al, Defendants.
OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
Plaintiff Raul Gonzalez, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, 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. 9).
In a separate order, the undersigned granted Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis. (D.E. 11). 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. 11, ¶ 9). This Court has yet to complete the § 1915A screening process in this case. Accordingly, Plaintiff's Motion for Appointment of Counsel (D.E. 9) is DENIED without prejudice to renew after the screening process has been completed.
ORDERED this 5th day of October, 2018.
/s/_________
B. JANICE ELLINGTON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE