United States Third Circuit

In a civil rights action based on a correctional facility's alleged indifference to an inmate's medical needs, the district court's denial of plaintiff's motion to appoint counsel was an abuse of discretion, and prejudiced his ability to meet the evidentiary requirements of defendants' summary judgment motion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/25/2002
• Published 06/25/2002

Judges

• Before:  ROTH, AMBRO, and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carl A. Solano (Argued), John F. Mullen, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James R. Birchmeier (Argued), Powell, Birchmeier & Powell, Tuckahoe, NJ, for Appellees Terry Moore, Al Ortiz, and Steven Pinchak., Stephen D. Holtzman (Argued), Lally, Holtzman, Gilligan & Quasti, Linwood, NJ, for Appellees C.M.S. Correctional Medical Service and C. Naficy.