Payton Randle v. Victor Welding Supply Company and Norman Carlson, Director of Federal Industries

This is an appeal from a district court order denying a pro se plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel in a civil action. The case is presently before- the court for consideration of the court’s own motion to dismiss for lack of appellate jurisdiction.1

Plaintiff, a former inmate of the Federal Correctional Institution at Marion, Illinois, brought this action seeking damages for injuries he sustained in an industrial accident while participating in a prison work program. After several unsuccessful attempts to retain private counsel on a contingency fee basis, plaintiff filed his own…