Case Name: Timothy NELSON, Appellant, v. Dorn SHUFFMAN; Diane McFarland; Karen Adams; Alan Blake; Martha Bellew-Smith; Linda Meade, Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-01-25
Citations: 476 F.3d 635
Docket Number: No. 06-3773
Parties: Timothy NELSON, Appellant, v. Dorn SHUFFMAN; Diane McFarland; Karen Adams; Alan Blake; Martha Bellew-Smith; Linda Meade, Appellees.
Judges: Before BYE, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 476
Pages: 635–638

Head Matter:
Timothy NELSON, Appellant, v. Dorn SHUFFMAN; Diane McFarland; Karen Adams; Alan Blake; Martha Bellew-Smith; Linda Meade, Appellees.
No. 06-3773.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: Dec. 7, 2006.
Filed: Jan. 25, 2007.
Timothy Nelson, Farmington, MO, pro se.
Michelle E. Akinsiku, Attorney General’s Office, St. Louis, MO, for Appellee.
Before BYE, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Timothy Nelson appeals the district court's denial of his motion for appointment of counsel. The district court's denial of counsel is affirmed at this time, but the denial is without prejudice to Timothy Nelson's right to renew his request for counsel as the case progresses. In any future orders which may deny requests for counsel, the district court is directed to state in more detail its reasons for doing so. See Slaughter v. City of Maplewood, 731 F.2d 587, 589 (8th Cir.1984) (discussing the need for the record to reveal "whether the district court exercised a reasoned and well-informed discretion, so as to permit . review for abuse of discretion").
. The Honorable Jean C. Hamilton, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.