United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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No. 21-5013 September Term, 2020
1:20-cv-01924-UNA
Filed On: June 11, 2021
Williams Scott Davis, Jr.,
Appellant
v.
United States Department of State, et al.,
Appellees
ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
BEFORE: Millett and Wilkins, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit
Judge
JUDGMENT
This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court
for the District of Columbia and on the brief and supplement filed by appellant. See
Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). Upon consideration of the foregoing, and
the motion to appoint counsel and the supplement thereto, it is
ORDERED that the motion to appoint counsel be denied. In civil cases,
appellants are not entitled to appointment of counsel when they have not demonstrated
sufficient likelihood of success on the merits. It is
FURTHER ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s July 28, 2020
order dismissing the case without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
8(a) be affirmed. The district court correctly concluded that the complaint failed to set
out “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to
relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a).
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk
is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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No. 21-5013 September Term, 2020
of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App.
P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.
Per Curiam
FOR THE COURT:
Mark J. Langer, Clerk
BY: /s/
Daniel J. Reidy
Deputy Clerk
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