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IN RE LANE

No. 86-1088.

801 F.2d 1040 (1986)

In re Steven LANE, Petitioner.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 24, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claudia J. York, Kansas City, Mo., for petitioner.

Cynthia Clark Campbell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for respondent.

Kelly Mescher, Jefferson City, Mo., for amicus.

Before HEANEY, JOHN R. GIBSON and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Steven Lane, denied appointed counsel on four earlier occasions, brought this petition for writ of mandamus to compel the United States Magistrate to appoint counsel to assist him in prosecuting his claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) for injuries sustained at the Missouri State Penitentiary. Lane argues that the magistrate abused his discretion by refusing to appoint counsel after finding Lane's pleadings presented a colorable...

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