Legal Opinion

Jarvis v. Hall, in Official Capacity and Successor

District Court, N.D. Mississippi

Decided January 11, 2022No. 4:20-cv-00193Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE DIVISION THADDEUS L. JARVIS PLAINTIFF v. No. 4:20CV193-NBB-JMV COMMISSIONER PELICIA HALL, ET AL. DEFENDANTS ORDER DENYING APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL The pro se plaintiff, Thaddeus L. Jarvis, seeks appointment of counsel to represent him in this case brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The instant motion is not well taken and should be denied. There is no automatic right to counsel in a § 1983 case. Wright v. Dallas County Sheriff’s Department,

660 F.2d 623, 625-26

(5th Cir. 1981); Cupit v. Jones,

835 F.2d 82, 86

(5th…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Genus D. Ulmer v. George Chancellor, Sheriff, and Jones County Board of SupervisorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  2. Jimmie Lee Branch v. Charles Ray ColeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  3. Milton Eugene Cupit v. James "Sonny" JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  4. Ira Jackson, Jr. v. Dallas Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  5. Spencer Charles Parker v. Don Carpenter, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992

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