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- ilcd;;1:17-cv-01495_de6 RegisterActionDate "2017-11-06" @default.
- ilcd;;1:17-cv-01495_de6 RegisterActionDescriptionText "TEXT ORDER denying 4 Motion to Request Counsel. 28 U.S.C. s. 1915(e)(1) provides that "[t]he court may request an attorney to represent any person unable to afford counsel." The Seventh Circuit has recently reiterated the standard to be applied in determining whether a district court should act under s. 1915: "If a plaintiff makes a reasonable attempt to secure counsel, the court must examine 'whether the difficulty of the case--factually and legally--exceeds the particular plaintiff's capacity as a layperson to coherently present it.' This inquiry does not focus solely on the plaintiff's ability to try his case--it also includes other 'tasks that normally attend litigation' such as 'evidence gathering' and 'preparing and responding to motions.'" Navejar v. Iyiola, 718 F.3d 692, 696 (7th Cir.2013) (per curiam) (citing Pruitt v. Mote, 503 F.3d 647, 655 (7th Cir.2007) (en banc)). Here, Plaintiff states in his own motion that he has not pursued or contacted any attorneys. (Doc. 4). If a defendant "has made no reasonable attempts to secure counsel (unless circumstances prevented him from doing so), the court should deny any § 1915(d) motions outright." Jackson v. County of McClean, 953 F.2d 1070, 1073 (7th Cir. 1992). Because 29D46B3 has made no reasonable attempts to secure counsel, his motion is DENIED. Entered by Judge Joe Billy McDade on 11/6/2017. (ACM, ilcd) (Entered: 11/06/2017)" @default.
- ilcd;;1:17-cv-01495_de6 AdministrativeID "None" @default.
- ilcd;;1:17-cv-01495_de6 hasReferenceToOtherEntry ilcd;;1:17-cv-01495_de3 @default.