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- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01376_de26 RegisterActionDate "2017-09-25" @default.
- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01376_de26 RegisterActionDescriptionText "TEXT ORDER entered by Chief Judge James E. Shadid on 9/25/2017. Plaintiff has filed a motion for appointment of counsel. 20 Plaintiff has no constitutional right to the appointment of counsel in his case and the Court cannot require an attorney to accept pro bono appointment in a civil case. The most the Court can do is ask for volunteer counsel. See Jackson v. County of McLean, 953 F.2d 1070, 1071 (7th Cir. 1992). In considering Plaintiff's motion, the Court must ask two questions: "(1) has the indigent plaintiff made a reasonable attempt to obtain counsel or been effectively precluded from doing so; and if so, (2) given the difficulty of the case, does the plaintiff appear competent to litigate it himself?" Pruitt v. Mote, 503 F.3d 647, 654 (7th Cir. 2007), citing Farmer v. Haas, 990 F.2d 319, 322 (7th Cir. 1993). Plaintiff has demonstrated an attempt to find counsel on his own. However, the Court notes Plaintiff has successfully amended his complaint. Plaintiff has clearly and coherently set forth his claim alleging that one correctional officer retaliated against him for a previous lawsuit by housing him with a mentally ill inmate. See June 9, 2017 Merit Review Order. Plaintiff's claim is not complex, and Plaintiff has some litigation experience. See 436471A v Hobart, Case No 16-1241 and 436471A v. Washington, Case No. 95- 1267. The Court will set this matter for a telephone hearing pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 to review the case and set a discovery schedule. In addition, the Court will enter a Scheduling Order which provides important information to assist a pro se Plaintiff. Based on the record before the Court, Plaintiff's motion is denied. 20 (SAG, ilcd) (Entered: 09/25/2017)" @default.
- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01376_de26 AdministrativeID "None" @default.
- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01376_de26 hasJudgeReference SJ001502 @default.
- ilcd;;1:16-cv-01376_de26 hasReferenceToOtherEntry ilcd;;1:16-cv-01376_de24 @default.