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- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01173_de18 RegisterActionDate "2016-07-19" @default.
- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01173_de18 RegisterActionDescriptionText "TEXT ORDER entered by Judge Colin Stirling Bruce on 7/19/2016. Plaintiff's motions for counsel are denied with leave to renew 5 , 6 , 15 after Defendants have filed their Answers. The Court does not have the authority to require an attorney to accept pro bono appointment on a civil case such as this. Pruitt v. Mote, 503 F.3d 647, 653 (7th Cir. 2007). The most the Court can do is ask for volunteer counsel. In determining whether the Court should attempt to find an attorney to voluntarily take the case, Plaintiff must first demonstrate that he has made reasonable efforts to find counsel on his own. Then the Court asks, "[G]iven the difficulty of the case, does the plaintiff appear competent to litigate it himself?" Pruitt, 503 F.3d at 654-55 (7th Cir. 2007). Plaintiff lists law firms he has written to but does not attach any responses. Additionally, on this record Plaintiff appears competent to proceed pro se. He has significant experience litigating in federal court and his pleadings adequately convey the factual basis for his claims. His allegations are serious, but he has personal knowledge of many of the relevant facts underlying his claims and should be able to obtain more relevant information through discovery requests. Plaintiff may renew his motion after Defendants have filed their Answers. If Plaintiff renews his motion for counsel, he should attach responses from at least three lawyers/law firms to his inquiries and set forth his educational level, any jobs he has had inside or outside of prison, any classes he has taken in prison, and his litigation experience in state and federal court. Plaintiff should also attach any records to document his mental illness diagnosis. (KE, ilcd) (Entered: 07/19/2016)" @default.
- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01173_de18 AdministrativeID "None" @default.
- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01173_de18 hasReferenceToOtherEntry ilcd;;1:16-cv-01173_de17 @default.
- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01173_de18 hasReferenceToOtherEntry ilcd;;1:16-cv-01173_de5 @default.
- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01173_de18 hasReferenceToOtherEntry ilcd;;1:16-cv-01173_de7 @default.