COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON
ORDER ON MOTION
Cause number: 01-15-00619-CV
Style: Darrell J. Harper v. The State of Texas
Date motion filed*: August 17, 2015
Type of motions: Motion for Appointment of Appellate Counsel
Parties filing motions: Pro Se Appellant
Document to be filed: N/A
Is appeal accelerated? No.
Ordered that motion is:
Granted
If document is to be filed, document due:
Denied
Dismissed (e.g., want of jurisdiction, moot)
Other: _____________________________________
With rare exceptions not present here, there is no entitlement to appointment of counsel
in civil cases. See Gibson v. Tolbert, 102 S.W.3d 710, 712 (Tex. 2003); see also
Mustapha v. HSBC Bank USA, Nat’l Ass’n, No. 14–11–00112–CV, 2012 WL 273897,
at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 31, 2012, pet. denied) (per curiam) (mem.
op., not designated for publication). Further, appellant has not shown the “exceptional
circumstances” that would warrant remanding for the trial court to consider the
appointment of appellate counsel in this civil case. Wigfall v. Tex. Dep't of Criminal
Justice, 137 S.W.3d 268, 274–75 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2004, no pet.)
(citations omitted). Accordingly, appellant’s motion for appointment of appellate
counsel is denied.
Judge’s signature: /s/ Laura C. Higley
Date: September 1, 2015
November 7, 2008 Revision