Opinion
23-10768
09-24-2024
LEONARD DORANCE OSTRANDER, Plaintiff, v. ADAM GILLEY, et al., Defendants.
Honorable Matthew F. Leitman, Judge.
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S FIFTH MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL AND HIS REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED HEARING OF THE MOTION (ECF NOS. 53, 54)
ELIZABETH A. STAFFORD, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff Leonard Dorance Ostrander moves a fifth time for appointment of counsel.ECF No 53. He also moves for expedited hearing of his motion. ECF No. 54. The Court denied his earlier motions for appointment of counsel without prejudice, reasoning that Ostrander has not shown exceptional circumstances meriting appointment of counsel during this pretrial stage. ECF No. 10; ECF No. 26; ECF No. 49. This conclusion has not changed. Thus, Ostrander's fifth motion to appoint counsel (ECF No. 53) and his request for expedited hearing of the motion (ECF No. 54) are DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
The Honorable Matthew F. Leitman referred the case to the undersigned for all pretrial matters under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). ECF No. 52.
NOTICE TO PARTIES ABOUT OBJECTIONS
Within 14 days of being served with this order, any party may file objections with the assigned district judge. Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(a). The district judge may sustain an objection only if the order is clearly erroneous or contrary to law. 28 U.S.C. § 636. “When an objection is filed to a magistrate judge's ruling on a non-dispositive motion, the ruling remains in full force and effect unless and until it is stayed by the magistrate judge or a district judge.” E.D. Mich. LR 72.2.