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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 MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

 _____________________________

ANTHONY RICHARDS, SR. *

Plaintiff, *

 v. * 1:07-CV-261-WKW

 (WO)

COFFEE COUNTY SHERIFF *

DEPARTMENT, et al.,

*

Defendants.

 _____________________________

ORDER ON MOTION

Pending before the court is Plaintiff's complaint filed March 26, 2007 which also

contains a request for appointment of counsel. (See Doc. No. 1.) Plaintiff's request for

representation has been read, considered, and the same shall be denied. The court finds from

its review of the complaint that Plaintiff is able to adequately articulate the facts and grounds

for relief in the instant matter without notable difficulty. Furthermore, the court concludes

that Plaintiff's complaint is not of undue complexity and that he has not shown that there are

exceptional circumstances justifying appointment of counsel. See Killian v. Holt, 166 F.3d

1156, 1157 (11th Cir.1999); Kilgo v. Ricks, 983 F.2d 189, 193 (11th Cir. 1993); see also

Fowler v. Jones, 899 F.2d 1088, 1096 (11th Cir. 1990). Therefore, in the exercise of its

discretion, the court shall deny Plaintiff's request for appointment of counsel at this time. The

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request may be reconsidered if warranted by further developments in this case.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Appointment of Counsel

(Doc. No. 1), is DENIED.

DONE, this 28th day of March 2007.

 /s/ Susan Russ Walker 

SUSAN RUSS WALKER

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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