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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

DEMETRIS J. FULFORD,

Plaintiff,

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COI MARKIS L. CRAWFORD,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 2:16-CV-1692-VEH-JHE

 

ORDER ADOPTING AND ACCEPTING MAGISTRATE’S

RECOMMENDATION AND TRANSFERRING CASE

On November 2, 2016, the magistrate recommended that this case be

transferred to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. 

(Doc. 3 at 2). The time for filing objections to the recommendation has expired and

no party has objected. However, on November 16, 2016, the Plaintiff filed a Motion

for the Appointment of Counsel. (Doc. 4). 

Appointment of counsel in civil litigation is not a right, but a privilege justified

only by exceptional circumstances, such as where the facts and legal issues are so

novel or complex as to require the assistance of a trained practitioner. Fowler v.

Jones, 899 F.2d 1093, 1096 (11th Cir. 1990). Further, the United States Supreme

Court has held that attorneys may not be compelled to accept appointment in § 1983

FILED

 2016 Dec-13 AM 11:11

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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cases. Mallard v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 490

U.S. 296, 109 S.Ct. 1814, 104 L.Ed.2d 318 (1989). The issues in this litigation are

neither novel nor complex. See Ulmer v. Chancellor, 691 F.2d 209 (5th Cir. 1982). 

Accordingly, plaintiff's Motion for Appointment of Counsel is DENIED.

Having carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materialsin the court

file, including the report and recommendation, the Court is of the opinion that the

magistrate judge’s report is due to be and is hereby ADOPTED and his

recommendation is ACCEPTED. The clerk of court is hereby ORDERED to

TRANSFER this matter to the United States District Court for the Middle District

of Alabama. 

DONE and ORDERED this 13th day of December, 2016.

 

 VIRGINIA EMERSON HOPKINS

United States District Judge

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