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PRUITT v. MOTE

No. 05-1620.

472 F.3d 484 (2006)

Benjamin PRUITT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stephen D. MOTE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 28, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen J. Mackie (argued), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Plaintiff-Appellant.

Carl Elitz (argued), Office of the Attorney General Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and POSNER and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

A jury found for all defendants in this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Benjamin Pruitt, the plaintiff, does not contest the accuracy of the instructions or any of the district judge's rulings admitting or excluding evidence. What he does contend is that the judge should have recruited a lawyer for him. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(1). Judges do not "appoint" counsel for indigent parties in civil litigation. See Mallard v. United States...

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