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Smith v. Aramark Correctional Services, LLC

United States District Court, D. Kansas
Aug 26, 2008
CIVIL ACTION No. 06-3146-KHV-DJW (D. Kan. Aug. 26, 2008)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION No. 06-3146-KHV-DJW.

August 26, 2008


ORDER


Pending before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion to Appoint Counsel (doc. 115). Plaintiff, a state prisoner, requests the Court appoint him counsel in this action, which arises under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

This Court has denied previous motions filed by Plaintiff for the appointment of counsel. As the Court pointed out in those prior orders, prisoners alleging civil rights violations have no constitutional right to the assistance of counsel in the prosecution of such an action, and the decision whether to appoint counsel in a civil matter lies in the discretion of the district court. In determining whether to appoint counsel the court should consider "the litigant's claims, the nature of the factual issues raised in the claims, the litigant's ability to present his claims, and the complexity of the legal issues raised by the claims."

Bethea v. Crouse, 417 F.2d 504, 505 (10th Cir. 1969).

Williams v. Meese, 926 F.2d 994, 996 (10th Cir. 1991).

Long v. Shillinger, 927 F.2d 525, 526-27 (10th Cir. 1991).

The Court has reviewed the Court file, including the pro se pleadings filed by Plaintiff throughout the course of this lawsuit. The Court finds that Plaintiff is articulate and able to express the basis of his claims. The Court also finds that the issues presented in this matter are not unusually complicated. The Court is therefore of the opinion that no compelling basis exists upon which to appoint counsel. Accordingly, the Court denies the motion for appointment of counsel

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Appoint Counsel (doc. 115) is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Smith v. Aramark Correctional Services, LLC

United States District Court, D. Kansas
Aug 26, 2008
CIVIL ACTION No. 06-3146-KHV-DJW (D. Kan. Aug. 26, 2008)
Case details for

Smith v. Aramark Correctional Services, LLC

Case Details

Full title:EMEL SMITH, Plaintiff, v. ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, LLC, Defendant

Court:United States District Court, D. Kansas

Date published: Aug 26, 2008

Citations

CIVIL ACTION No. 06-3146-KHV-DJW (D. Kan. Aug. 26, 2008)