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Pruitt v. Mote, No. 05-1620 (7th Cir.) (503 F.3d 647) (October 3, 2007) (Judge Diane S. Sykes) by The opening paragraphs of this en banc decision explain why the Court reversed the prior panel's decision reported at Pruitt v. Mote, 472 F.3d 484 (Dec. 28, 2006) : "Benjamin Pruitt, an …

Pruitt v. Mote, No. 05-1620 (7th Cir.) (472 F.3d 484) (December 28, 2006) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook) by 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 § 1983 action alleging …