Galloway v. Nesbit

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI OXFORD DIVISION CHARLES GALLOWAY PLAINTIFF v. No. 3:20CV170-DAS MALLIE NESBIT DEFENDANTS ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION [7] APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL Pro se plaintiff requests appointment of counsel to represent him in this action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. There is no automatic right to counsel in a § 1983 case. Wright v. Dallas County Sheriff’s Department,

660 F.2d 623, 625-26

(5th Cir. 1981); Cupit v. Jones,

835 F.2d 82, 86

(5th Cir. 1987). Unless there are “exceptional circumstances,” a district court is not…