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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
 

JONESBORO DIVISION
 

JONATHON B. JOHNSON 

ADC #140542 PLAINTIFF 

V. 3:08CV00084 SWW/JTR 

LARRY ZANE BOYD, Administrator, 

Crittenden County Detention Center, et al. DEFENDANTS 

ORDER 

Plaintiff, who is a prisoner in the Cummins Unit ofthe Arkansas Department ofCorrection, 

has commenced this pro se § 1983 action alleging that Defendants failed to protect him from being 

attacked by another inmate and wrongfully seized his Bible.] See docket entries #2, #8, #96, and 

#100. 

Plaintiff has requested a jury trial, and the parties have not consented to proceed before a 

United States Magistrate Judge. See docket entry #2. Additionally, the deadline for filing 

dispositive motions has expired. Accordingly, the Court will notifY the Honorable Susan Webber 

Wright, United States District Judge, that this case is ready to be set on her docket for ajury trial. 

Given the seriousness of Plaintiffs claims and his inability to prosecute his claims before 

ajury without the assistance ofcounsel, the Court concludesthat appointment ofcounsel in this case 

is warranted atthis time. See Johnson v. Williams, 788 F.2d 1319, 1322 (8th Cir. 1986)(explaining 

that a court may, in its discretion, appoint counsel for a pro se prisoner ifit is convinced that he has 

stated a non-frivolous claim and that "the nature ofthe litigation is such that plaintiffas well as the 

] The Court has previously dismissed all other claims raised by Plaintiff. See docket entries 

#96 and # 100. 

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court will benefit from the assistance ofcounsel"). Accordingly, the Court will appoint Mr. Phillip 

H. McMath, who has been randomly selected from a list ofattomeys licensed to practice before this 

Court. Additionally, the Court will no longer accept for filing any pro se pleadings submitted 

by Plaintiff- instead, all future pleadings must be filed and signed by Plaintiffs appointed 

counsel. See Local Rule 5.5(c)(2) (providing that: "Every pleading filed in behalf of a party 

represented by counsel shall be signed by at least one attomey ofrecord"). 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: 

1. Mr. Phillip McMath ofthe McMath law firm, 711 West Third Street, Little Rock, AR 

7220 I is APPOINTED to represent Plaintiff in this § 1983 action. 

2. The Clerk is directed to send Mr. McMath a copy ofthis Order and Local Rule 83.7. 

IfMr. McMath is unable to obtain the remainder ofthe file from CM/ECF, he should contact Judge 

Ray's Chambers at 501-604-5230 and a copy ofthe file, or any portion thereof, will be provided to 

herlhim free of charge. 

3. The Clerk is directed to refrain from docketing any future pro se pleadings submitted 

by Plaintiff. 

Dated this 5th day ofJanuary, 2010. 

UNITED~_JUDGE

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