GLADU v. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE NICHOLAS GLADU, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs ) ) v. ) 1:20-cv-00449-JDL ) MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ) OF CORRECTIONS, et al., ) ) Defendants ) ORDER ON PLAINTIFF ANTHONY HARDY’S MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL Plaintiff Anthony Hardy asks the Court to appoint counsel to represent him in this matter. Plaintiff maintains that the appointment of counsel is warranted because he has no experience with and lacks understanding of the law, and the matter is extremely complex. (Motion, ECF No. 153.) “There is no absolute constitutional right to a free lawyer in a civil…