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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Race)

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

DERRYLE BROWN, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:12CV1010-MEF

) (WO)

PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES )

KERSHAW DIVISION )

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Defendant. )

ORDER

This action is before the court on plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel (Doc.

# 8). Plaintiff commenced the present action without the assistance of counsel and, in his

motion, provides no indication that he is unable to represent himself. The allegations

underlying the plaintiff’s claims for relief are relatively simple and the law applicable to such

claims is not complex. “The fact that a plaintiff would be helped by counsel is not sufficient

to require appointment.” Rizo v. Alabama Department of Human Resources, 228 Fed. Appx.

832, 834 (11th Cir. 2007)(unpublished opinion). The court concludes that the circumstances

of this case do not justify appointment of counsel. See Bass v. Perrin, 170 F.3d 1312, 1320

(11th Cir. 1999)(plaintiff in a civil case has no constitutional right to counsel and court

should appoint counsel only in exceptional circumstances); see also Hunter v. Department

of the Air Force, 846 F.2d 1314, 1317 (11th Cir. 1988); Wills v. Postmaster General, 300

Fed. Appx. 748, 750 n. 1 (11th Cir. 2008)(unpublished opinion)(subsequent historyomitted); 

Cataldo v. St. James Episcopal School, 213 Fed. Appx. 966, 969 (11th Cir.

Case 2:12-cv-01010-MEF-SRW Document 9 Filed 11/30/12 Page 1 of 2
2007)(unpublished opinion). Accordingly, it is 

ORDERED that the motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED.

DONE, this 30 day of November, 2012. th

/s/ Susan Russ Walker 

SUSAN RUSS WALKER

CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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