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Denial of Counsel in Civil Case Prejudicial; Court Outlines Standard for Appointment

Loaded on Jan. 15, 2009

Filed under: Attorneys, Appointment of Counsel. Location: Illinois.

by David M. Reutter

In an en banc decision, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals set standards for a district court to consider when a pro se litigant in a civil case requests appointment of counsel. The appellate court found that an Illinois U.S. district court had applied the ...

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