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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

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Jose Jesus Ramirez,

Plaintiff,

v. 

Wayne A Phillips, et al.,

Defendants.

No. CV-19-03333-PHX-DLR (ESW)

ORDER 

The Court has considered Plaintiff’s “Non-Prisoner Application to Proceed In 

Forma Pauperis” (Doc. 17). Plaintiff was previously granted leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis (Doc. 5), and his financial circumstances have not changed. Plaintiff’s renewed 

Application (Doc. 17) will be granted. Plaintiff’s request for legal counsel was denied by 

the Court’s Order of October 21, 2019 (Doc. 16); no extraordinary circumstances have 

been articulated. Further, Plaintiff’s indigent status alone does not entitle him to the 

appointment of expert witnesses. Expert witnesses cannot be appointed solely to aid a 

litigant in presenting his case. Expert witnesses can only be appointed to aid the Court. 

See Pedraya v. Jones, 71 F.3d 194, 196 (5th Cir. 1995). Plaintiff has not met this showing.

IT IS ORDERED granting Plaintiff’s “Non-Prisoner Application to Proceed In 

Forma Pauperis” (Doc. 17) to the extent set forth herein.

Dated this 6th day of January, 2020.

Honorable Eileen S. Willett

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 2:19-cv-03333-DLR-ESW Document 23 Filed 01/06/20 Page 1 of 1