Hunt v. Dept. Of Veterans Affairs

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential United States Court of AppeaIs for the FederaI Circuit ANTHONY G. HUNT, Claimant-Appellant, V. ERIC K. SHINSEKI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, ' Resp0nden.t-Appellee. 2012-7039 Appea1 from the United States Court of Appea1S for Veterans C1aims in case no. 09-4707, Judge Lawrence B. Hagel. ON MOTION PER CURIAM. 0 R D E R Anthony G. Hunt moves this court to compel the gov- ernment to produce various d0cuments. In the alterna- tive, Hunt moves for the appointment of counsel HUNT V. DVA 2 Neither the Federal Rules of Appel1ate Procedure nor the Federal Circuit Rules allow discovery on appeal ln addition, this court has no procedure to appoint counsel for pro se litigants. Hunt is advised that pro bono counsel may be available to veterans for representation at this court through various assistance programs including the Federal Circuit Bar Association's Veterans Pro Bono Program. Pro bono counsel may also be available for representation at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims through the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Pro- gram. Accordingly, lT IS ORDERED THAT The motions are denied FOR THE CO‘URT APR 30 2[H2 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date J an Horbaly , Clerk cc: Anthony G. Hunt Daniel B. V0lk, Esq. FlLED u.s. couFrr or APFEALs mn S24 T14EFEr)5rz.»_LclncurT APR 30 2012 JAN HURBALY CLERK