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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Contract Dispute

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Cassie Brittman, 

Plaintiff, 

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United Student Aid Funds, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV-08-1584-PHX-DGC

ORDER

Plaintiff Cassie Brittman filed a pro se complaint against Defendants in Maricopa

County Justice Court. Dkt. #1 at 5. The complaint alleges that Defendants have improperly

put $134,000 in student loan debt on Plaintiff’s credit reports and have called and harassed

Plaintiff and others regarding the debt. Id. The action has been removed to this Court.

Dkt. #1.

Plaintiff has filed a motion for appointment of counsel. Dkt. #19. Plaintiff asserts that

appointed counsel is required in this case under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act, but

provides no facts or legal authority in support of this assertion. See id. The Court cannot

conclude at this early stage of the litigation, and on the record before it, that the appointment

of counsel is appropriate. See Wilborn v. Escalderon, 789 F.2d 1328, 1331 (9th Cir. 1986)

(district courts have discretion to appoint counsel in civil cases only in “exceptional

circumstances”). The Court accordingly will deny the motion for appointment of counsel

without prejudice.

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Plaintiff requests that the Court order Defendants to remove from Plaintiff’s credit

reports the student loan debt Defendants claim Plaintiff owes them. Dkt. #19. To the extent

Plaintiff seeks declaratory or preliminary injunctive relief, she has not made a showing

sufficient to obtain such relief. The Court cannot, on the record before it, grant the relief

requested by Plaintiff.

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel and request for

declaratory or injunctive relief (Dkt. #19) are denied without prejudice.

DATED this 6th day of February, 2009.

 

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