The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activity in the suit brought by
Frederick Stewart against
C / O Grentre,
C / O Harmon,
C / O Holis,
C / O Jordan,
C / O Masterwell,
C / O Nebaretty,
C / O Tye,
D. Parot,
Daren Wiliams,
Deanna M. Brookhart,
Dr. Shaw,
Jane Doe 1,
Jane Doe 2,
John Doe 1,
John Doe 2,
John Doe 3,
L. Livingston,
Laura Cunningham,
Lt. Dixon,
Nurse Amy,
Nurse Ferguson,
Nurse Frye,
Nurse Mattox,
Nurse Practitioner Lurking,
Nurse Practitioner Stover,
Nurse Seed,
Nurse Thurmond,
Nurse Welty,
Office Coordinator Bice,
Pamela Ward,
Rob Jefreys,
Travis Bayler and
Wexford Inc. on Oct. 14: 'Order. Plaintiff's Motion For Recruitment Of Counsel (doc. 3 ) Is Denied. The Court Generally Will Not Consider Recruiting Counsel For A Pro Se Plaintiff Until The Court Conducts A Preliminary Review Of The Complaint Under 28 U.s.c. § 1915a, Which Requires The Court To Screen Prisoner Complaints To Filter Out Nonmeritorious Claims. 28 U.s.c. § 1915a(a). Civil Litigants Do Not Have A Constitutional Or Statutory Right To Counsel. Pruitt V. Mote, 503 F.3d 647, 649 (7th Cir. 2007). A District Court Considering An Indigent Plaintiff's Request For Counsel Must First Consider Whether The Plaintiff Has Made Reasonable Attempts To Secure Counsel On His Own Or Been Effectively Precluded From Doing So; And, If So, Whether The Difficulty Of The Case Factually And Legally Exceeds His Capacity As A Layperson To Present It. Id. At 654-655. Neither Of These Requirements Is Satisfied. Plaintiff Has Not Demonstrated Reasonable Efforts To Locate Counsel On His Own, And He Identifies No Significant Impediments To Self-representation. If Plaintiff's Complaint Survives Section 1915a Review, He May Renew His Request For Counsel, Attaching Rejection Letters From At Least 3 Attorneys, To Demonstrate That He Has Made Reasonable Efforts To Obtain Counsel On His Own. Signed By Judge Staci M. Yandle On 10/14/2020. (ksp)this Text Entry Is An Order Of The Court. No Further Documentation Will Be Mailed.'.
Case number 3:20-cv-01082-SMY was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Oct. 13.
