Please note that the document is not dated and I did not receive a certificate of service with this document. This court has requested that defendants respond to plaintiffs motion for appointment of a legal expert in the above-referenced matter.
Defendants urge the court to deny the plaintiffs request.
A pro se defendant in a civil case has no right to appointment of an expert where the plaintiff's claim is for damages. Plaintiff has offered no legal basis, under any rule, statute or case law, for court appointment of an expert. Indeed, there is no authority for this court to appoint a lawyer to serve as an expert for the plaintiff, even though the plaintiff is End of page 1 acting to some extent pro se se'. In the instant lawsuit, the plaintiff is seeking damages in an amount in excess of 100 trillion dollars based on claims of malpractice committed by his court-appointed defense counsel and alleged racketeering between defense counsel and members of counsel's law office. See paragraphs 97 - 101, Amended Complaint.