Legal Opinion
William Albert Risley v. Kathleen Hawk, National Director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 5, 1997No. 96-5081PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
2Per curiam
Upon consideration of the motion for appointment of counsel; the motion for summary affirmance, and the opposition thereto, which includes a motion for summary reversal, it is
ORDERED that the motion for appointment of counsel be denied. With the exception of defendants appealing or defending in criminal cases, appellants are not entitled to appointment of counsel when they have not demonstrated sufficient likelihood of success on the merits. See D.C. Circuit Handbook of Practice and Internal Procedures 51 (1994). It is
FURTHER ORDERED that the motion for summary reversal be denied and the…
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