Horn v. Wheeler

OPINION

COMBS, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Oldham Circuit Court denying a petition for a writ of mandamus sought by the appellant, Ronald L. Horn, an inmate of the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddy-ville. The issue presented is whether the circuit court erred in declining to require by writ that the district court appoint counsel for Horn pursuant to the provisions of Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (CR) 17.04(1). We affirm.

On June 18, 2001, Horn was served with a summons and a complaint naming him as the defendant in a district court action to collect a debt. After…