ITEM 2.02 | APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL BY THE COURT
If you are granted in forma pauperis status, you may request, by submitting a written motion, that the Court appoint counsel for you if you are otherwise unable to obtain a lawyer. Before you submit such a motion, you must try to obtain counsel on your own.
The Court considers requests for counsel in light of a number of factors set forth by the district court’s Local Rules. Usually, the Court must determine whether the party’s legal position in the lawsuit is of substance. If so, the Court will then consider several other factors, including how complex the legal issues are in the particular case and the indigent party’s ability to investigate and present his or her case.
If you are granted permission to proceed in forma pauperis, and you decide to make a motion for the appointment of counsel, you must include with your motion details of your efforts to obtain counsel by means other than court appointment. In addition, you generally must include communications from the attorneys that you contacted regarding your case and what they indicated were their costs and/or other reasons for why you did not retain them. Failure to include documentation that substantiates your attempts to obtain counsel on your own could result in the denial of your motion for appointment of counsel.
You might need to reference it during your pursuit of justice.
For instance, you might need to examine this handbook in order to protect yourself from judges/lawyers/organizations who break the law (see this example of a Florida judge who outright committed perjury).
Nevertheless – and as always – please get the justice you deserve.
Sincerely,
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