Camacho v. Hartford
| Ismari Camacho |
| City of Hartford |
| 3:2022cv00676 |
| May 18, 2022 |
| US District Court for the District of Connecticut |
| Omar A Williams |
| Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 12101 Americans with Disabilities Act |
| None |
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| Filing 21 NOTICE of Change of Address by Ismari Camacho. (Fanelle, N.) |
| Filing 20 Set Deadlines: Joint Rule 26(f) Meeting Report due by 8/1/2022. (Mamillapalli, S.). |
| Filing 19 NOTICE by City of Hartford Statement per Standing Order on Removed Cases (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie) |
| Filing 18 NOTICE by City of Hartford of No Pending Motion (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie) |
| Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Nathalie Feola-Guerrieri on behalf of City of Hartford (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie) |
| Filing 16 NOTICE by City of Hartford re #15 Docket Annotation Certification of Service (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie) |
| Filing 15 Docket Entry Correction re #11 Electronic Service Documents; added PDF. (Mendez, D) |
Filing 14
ORDER denying without prejudice #13 MOTION for Appointment of Counsel. A plaintiff in a civil case is not entitled to appointment of counsel on request and the Second Circuit repeatedly cautions against the routine appointment of counsel. See, e.g,, Hendricks v. Coughlin, 114 F.3d 390, 393 (2d Cir. 1997); Cooper v. A. Sargenti Co., 877 F.2d 170, 172 (2d Cir. 1989). Insofar as volunteer lawyer time is not always readily available, a plaintiff seeking appointment of counsel must show first that she "sought counsel and has been unable to obtain it." McDonald v. Head Criminal Court Supervisor Officer, 850 F.2d 121, 123 (2d Cir. 1988). Once a plaintiff has made this showing, she must then demonstrate that the complaint passes the test of "likely merit." Cooper, 877 F.2d at 173. A plaintiff must demonstrate that the claims in the complaint have a sufficient basis to justify appointing a volunteer lawyer to pursue them. Notably, "[e]ven where the claim is not frivolous, counsel is often unwarranted where the [plaintiff's] chances of success are extremely slim." Id. at 171 (quotation marks and citation omitted).Although Plaintiff has shown that she has sought counsel and has been unable to obtain representation, she has not yet shown, at this early stage of litigation, that her claims have likely merit. The motion is therefore denied without prejudice to renewal at a subsequent stage of the litigation. See, e.g., Gray v. Licon-Vitale, No. 3:19-CV-1291 (MPS), 2019 WL 5901546, at *4 (D. Conn. Nov. 12, 2019) (denying motion for appointment of counsel where "[t]he current record, consisting only of the complaint... is insufficient to determine whether the plaintiff's claims possess likely merit" and concluding in these circumstances that "appointment of counsel is premature."). Signed by Judge Omar A. Williams on 6/13/2022. (Mamillapalli, S.).
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| Filing 13 MOTION For Appointment Of Counsel, by Ismari Camacho. (Mendez, D) |
| Filing 12 NOTICE by City of Hartford of Certification of Service (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie) |
| Filing 11 NOTICE TO COUNSEL/SELF-REPRESENTED PARTIES : Counsel or self-represented parties initiating or removing this action are responsible for serving all parties with attached documents and copies of #5 Notice (Other) filed by City of Hartford, #9 Electronic Filing Order, #7 Notice (Other) filed by City of Hartford, #2 Notice of Appearance filed by City of Hartford, #8 Order on Pretrial Deadlines, #6 Notice (Other) filed by City of Hartford, #10 Protective Order, #1 Notice of Removal, filed by City of Hartford, #4 Notice (Other) filed by City of Hartford, #3 Notice (Other) filed by City of Hartford. Signed by Clerk on 5/19/2022. (Mendez, D) (Additional attachment(s) added on 6/15/2022: #1 Removal Standing Order) (Mendez, D). |
| Filing 7 NOTICE by City of Hartford of Certification (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie) |
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Filing 10
STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Omar A. Williams on 5/18/2022. (Mendez, D)
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Filing 9
ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER. Signed by Judge Omar A. Williams on 5/18/2022. (Mendez, D)
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Filing 8
Order on Pretrial Deadlines: Amended Pleadings due by 7/17/2022. Discovery due by 11/17/2022. Dispositive Motions due by 12/22/2022. Signed by Clerk on 5/18/2022. (Mendez, D)
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| Filing 6 NOTICE by City of Hartford of COmpliance with Standing Order on Removed Cases and Local Rule 5(b) (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie) |
| Filing 5 NOTICE by City of Hartford of Compliance with Standing Order on Removed Cases (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie) |
| Filing 4 NOTICE by City of Hartford of Removal Statement (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie) |
| Filing 3 NOTICE by City of Hartford of No Pending Motion (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie) |
| Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Nathalie Feola-Guerrieri on behalf of City of Hartford (Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie) |
| Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by City of Hartford from Hartford Superior Court, case number HHD-CV22-5071296-S. Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ACTDC-6937458, filed by City of Hartford. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Feola-Guerrieri, Nathalie) |
| Judge Omar A. Williams added. (Oliver, T.) |
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