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- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01250_de36 RegisterActionDate "2017-09-07" @default.
- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01250_de36 RegisterActionDescriptionText "TEXT ORDER: DENYING 28 , Plaintiff's Motion to Request Counsel. Plaintiffs have no absolute right to counsel in a civil proceeding. Here, the Plaintiff renews her request that the Court exercise its discretion to appoint counsel for her. See Merritt v. Faulkner, 697 F.2d 761, 763 (7th Cir. 1983). Again, after considering the factors set forth in Merritt, the Court concludes that appointment of counsel is not warranted in this action at this time. Although Plaintiff has now demonstrated that she made reasonable attempts to retain private counsel, she has not alleged any physical or mental disability which might preclude her from adequately investigating the facts giving rise to her Complaint, as required. See Merritt, 697 F.2d at 765. As stated in our prior text order on 7/28/16: "the evidence which might support Plaintiff's relatively simple claims does not appear so complex or intricate that a trained attorney is a necessity, and there is nothing before the Court to suggest that she is not capable of adequately presenting her case. The legal issues raised are not unduly complex, and there is an abundance of accessible case law." As such, Plaintiff's Motion to Request Counsel is, respectfully, DENIED. Entered by Chief Judge James E. Shadid on 09/07/17. (RT, ilcd) (Entered: 09/07/2017)" @default.
- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01250_de36 AdministrativeID "None" @default.
- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01250_de36 hasJudgeReference SJ001502 @default.
- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01250_de36 hasReferenceToOtherEntry ilcd;;1:16-cv-01250_de33 @default.