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Nature of Suit Code: 540
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus and Other
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

TRAVIS E. CUMMINGS, )

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 Plaintiff, )

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v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:05-CV-1093-F

) [WO]

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JUDGE LARRY K. ANDERSON, et al., )

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 Defendants. )

ORDER ON MOTION

On December 1, 2005, the plaintiff filed a document in which he requests that the court

appoint counsel to represent him. See Court Doc. No. 5. The court therefore construes this

document to contain amotion for appointment of counsel. The facts underlying the plaintiff’s claims

for relief are relatively simple and the law applicable to such claims is not complex. Moreover, the

pleadings filed in this case establish that the plaintiff is capable of presenting the necessary elements

of his claims to this court and fail to demonstrate that there are exceptional circumstances justifying

appointment of counsel. See Bass v. Perrin, 170 F.3d 1312, 1320 (11 Cir. 1999); Kilgo v. Ricks,

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983 F.2d 189, 193 (11 Cir. 1993); Dean v. Barber, 951 F.2d 1210, 1216 (11 Cir. 1992). th th

Accordingly, it is 

ORDERED that the motion for appointment of counsel be and is hereby DENIED. 

Done this 2 day of December, 2005. nd

 /s/Charles S. Coody 

CHARLES S. COODY

CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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