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Pruitt v. Mote, No. 05-1620 (7th Cir.) (472 F.3d 484) (December 28, 2006) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)

Loaded on Jan. 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists January 29, 2007
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Competence to Litigate.

Here a divided panel held that the district court had not abused its discretion by failing to appoint counsel for an in forma pauperis prisoner who brought a ยง 1983 action alleging that he was sexually assaulted by a prison guard.

Plaintiff inmate appealed from a judgment of the District ...

 

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