Legal Opinion
Ayuso v. Griffin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 25, 2020No. 7:18-cv-03419Unknown
1Opinion
Pye Le eehid UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT i FRCORON ICALLY Bins SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Op pe □ a 2g [ □□□□ MARCUS AYUSO, | Plaintiff, 18-CV-3419 (NSR) -against- ORDER DR. R. BENTIVEGNA and CORRECTION OFFICER T. SAWYER, Defendants, NELSON S. ROMAN, United States District Judge: The Court is in receipt of pro se Plaintiff’s request, dated February 4, 2020, for the appointment of pro bono counsel. (ECF No. 39.) Unlike in criminal proceedings, the Court does not have the power to obligate attorneys to represent indigent pro se litigants in civil cases. See Mallard v. U.S. Dist. Court for…
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