Legal Opinion
United States v. Decker
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided February 23, 1972No. Civ. A. 7013PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ALLEN, District Judge.
The defendant, Stoy Decker, who is without counsel, has moved the Court to set aside the summary judgment entered on December 29, 1971. He has also moved the Court to appoint counsel for him, although he did not make such a motion when he was originally served with process and filed his answer.
28 U.S.C.A. § 1915, Subsection (d), authorizes the Court to request an attorney to represent any person who is unable to employ counsel. As is apparent from the language employed by the statute, the power conferred upon the Court is discretionary and not…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- United States v. BoskDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1960
- United States v. MorganDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1962
- United States v. NewmanDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1967
3Cited by2 opinions
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