Case: 16-11355 Document: 00514282258 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/21/2017
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
No. 16-11355
Fifth Circuit
FILED
Summary Calendar December 21, 2017
Lyle W. Cayce
TRENT TAYLOR, Clerk
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
ROBERT STEVENS, Warden, Individually and in their official capacity;
ROBERT RIOJAS, Sergeant of Corrections Officer, Individually and in their
official capacity; RICARDO CORTEZ, Sergeant of Corrections Officer,
Individually and in their official capacity; STEPHEN HUNTER, Correctional
Officer, Individually and in their official capacity; LARRY DAVIDSON,
Correctional Officer, Individually and in their official capacity; CREASTOR
HENDERSON, L.V.N., Individually and in their official capacity;
STEPHANIE ORR, L.V.N., Individually and in their official capacity, et al.,
Defendants-Appellees
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 5:14-CV-149
Before DAVIS, CLEMENT, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Trent Taylor, Texas prisoner # 1691384, has appealed the district court’s
interlocutory order denying his motion for appointment of counsel. We will not
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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overturn a district court’s decision regarding appointment of counsel unless
the appellant shows a “clear abuse of discretion.” Cupit v. Jones, 835 F.2d 82,
86 (5th Cir. 1987). Because this case does not present exceptional
circumstances requiring appointment of counsel, Taylor has failed to make
such a showing. See Ulmer v. Chancellor, 691 F.2d 209, 212 (5th Cir. 1982).
The district court’s order is AFFIRMED.
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Trent Taylor v. Marion Williams
Combined Opinion