Astern v. Garland

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION No. 5:22-CV-434-BO LAURIE ASTERN ) Plaintiff, ) ) Vv. ) ORDER ) MERRICK GARLAND, Attorney General, ) and COLLETTE S. PETERS, Director, ) Federal Bureau of Prisons, ) Defendants. ) This cause comes before the Court on plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. [DE 1]. Plaintiff has also filed a motion for appointment of counsel, a motion to voluntarily dismiss her case if counsel cannot be appointed, and a motion to seal. Plaintiff proceeds in this action pro se. First, the Court has…