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- ilcd;;2:17-cv-02217_de58 RegisterActionDate "2019-08-13" @default.
- ilcd;;2:17-cv-02217_de58 RegisterActionDescriptionText "TEXT ORDER entered by Judge Sue E. Myerscough on 8/13/2019. Plaintiff's motion for the Court to attempt to recruit pro bono counsel to represent him is denied 45 . The Court cannot order 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). Plaintiff has made reasonable efforts to find counsel, so the question is "whether the difficulty of the case-factually and legally-exceeds the particular plaintiff's capacity as a layperson to coherently present it to the judge or jury himself." Pruitt, 503 F.3d at 655 (7th Cir. 2007). Plaintiff does not set forth the jobs he has held inside or outside prison, the classes he has taken in prison, or his prior litigation experience as suggested by the 6/22/18 order. The only information the Court has to assess Plaintiff's ability is Plaintiff's assertion that he has some high school education and the record itself. On this record, Plaintiff appears competent to proceed pro se. His pleadings adequately convey the factual basis for his claims, and he should have personal knowledge of many of the relevant facts underlying his claim, which is a relatively simple claim about dirty cells that have caused Plaintiff headaches and respiratory problems. Plaintiff has been able to file coherent responses to Defendants' motion for summary judgment on exhaustion and to Defendants' first try at partial summary judgment. Plaintiff does not identify a reason why he cannot continue to proceed pro se, and the Court does not see a reason on this record. If this case survives summary judgment, Plaintiff may renew his motion for counsel. (KE, ilcd) (Entered: 08/13/2019)" @default.
- ilcd;;2:17-cv-02217_de58 AdministrativeID "None" @default.
- ilcd;;2:17-cv-02217_de58 hasJudgeReference SJ001511 @default.
- ilcd;;2:17-cv-02217_de58 hasReferenceToOtherEntry ilcd;;2:17-cv-02217_de57 @default.