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2 th a t r e q u ir e m e n t. T h e s u b s ta n c e o f th e c o m p l a i n t is th a t E d w a r d s p a id uni nvi t ed v i sit s t o G ar net t ’ s hom e on S ept em ber22, 2007, an d Febr uary 6, 2008, as part of

t h e M i dl an d sex of fen der m on i t ori n g program . Th e di st ri ctcourt d e n ie dG a r n e tt ’ s m o tio n fo ra p p o in tm e n t o f c o u n s e l, a n dh e b r o u g h t t h is in te r lo c u to r ya p p e a l. S ee R obbins v . Magg io , 750 F
. 2d 405 , 409
- 13 (5t h C i r. 1 9 8 5 ). Gar ne t tn o w m o v e s t hi s c o ur tf o rl e a v e t o p r o c e e d i n f o r m a p a up e r i s ( I FP) on app eal
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. 2 4 (a)( 5 ), th i s cou rt m a y e n tertain a m oti on to p r o c e e dI FP whe n t he d i s t r i c tc o ur t ha s d e ni e d a l i t i g a ntl e a v e t o p r o c e e dI FP. To pr o c e e d I FP on ap pe al , a m o va nt m us tde m o ns t r at e t hathe i s apa upe ra nd th a t h e w ill ra is e n o n fr iv o lo u s is s u e s o n a p p e a l. Carson v. Pol ley , 689 F. 2d 562, 5 8 6 (5 t h C ir . 1 9 8 2 ) . I n th is c a s e , itis n o tn e c e s s a r yto d e t e r m in e G a r n e t t ’s fin a n c ia l s ta tu s b e c a u s e h e ca n n o t s h o w an o n fr iv o lo u s is s u e fo ra p p e a l. Thi s c o ur tw i l lno to ve r t ur n adi s t r i c tc o ur t ’ s deci s i o n r e ga r di ng a p p o in tm e n t of c o u n s e l u n le s s th e a p p e lla n t s h o w s a“c le a ra b u s e o f d is c r e tio n .” C u pitv. Jon es , 835 F
. 2d 82, 86 ( 5th C i r. 198 7)
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o ra n i ndi ge ntpl ai nt i f f i n ac ivilr i ght s a c t i o n unl e s s t h ere a r e e x c e p tio n a l cir c u m s ta n c e s . Ul m er v. Ch an cel lor , 691 F
. 2d 209 , 212 ( 5th C i r. 19 82 )
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G ar ne t t ’ s pl e ad i ngs a nd pre se nt at i ons t o t he di st r i c tc our ts upport s t he di st r i c tc our t ’ s con c l usi on t hat G ar net tdi d notr equi r e t he appoi nt m entof c ounse l
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. Ki ng , 707 F
. 2d 215 , 220 ( 5th C i r. 198 3)
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