MacDermott v. Shelabarger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Troy MacDermott, Civil No. 24-CV-1234 (DWF/DJF) Plaintiff, v. ORDER Benjaman Shelabarger, a/k/a Benjamin Shelabarger, Defendant. This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Troy MacDermott’s self-styled Motion to Appoint Counsel for Defendant (ECF No. 98). He claims Defendant Benjaman Shelabarger requires counsel because he is incapable of litigating this matter himself. (Id. at 1.) The Court denies Mr. MacDermott’s motion. First, the Court will not deny Mr. Shelabarger his right to choose his own counsel or no counsel at all. United States.…