No. 23-5548

Christian R. Aguirre-Hodge v. Charles E. Larson

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights counsel-recruitment due-process in-forma-pauperis indigent-plaintiff judicial-discretion pro-se-litigation recruitment-of-counsel standing visual-impairment
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2023-10-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a visually impaired plaintiff's case exceeds their capacity to coherently present it to the judge or jury

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED If an indigent plaintiff has made a reasonable attempt to obtain counsel and then files a motion for recruitment of counsel pursuant to the in forma pauperis statute, the district court should ask whether the difficulty of the case, factually and legally, exceeds the particular plaintiff's capacity as a layperson to coherently present it to the judge or jury himself. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915(e)(1); 1. Does a visual exceed the plaintiff's capacity as a layperson to coherently present his/her case to the judge or jury himself? 2. If $0, is the Court required to recruit counsel! for the visually impaired/blind plaintiff?

Docket Entries

2023-10-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
2023-09-29
Waiver of right of respondent Charles E. Larson to respond filed.
2023-07-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 10, 2023)

Attorneys

Charles E. Larson
Thomas Charles BellaviaWisconsin Department of Justice, Respondent
Christian R. Aguirre-Hodge
Christian R. Aguirre-Hodge — Petitioner