Opinion
Case No. 4:10-CV-2056-JAR
03-04-2013
JAMES TONEY, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL HAKALA, et al., Defendants.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff's letter dated February 25, 2013. (Doc. No. 220) Upon consideration, the Court construes Plaintiff's letter as a request for appointment of a medical expert. "No civil litigant, even an indigent one, has a legal right to such aid." Grace v. Hakala, 2012 WL 2190902, at *3 (E.D.Mo. June 14, 2012) (quoting Smith v. Carroll, 602 F.Supp.2d 521, 526 (D.Del.2009)). See also Brown v. United States, 74 Fed.Appx. 611, 614-15 (7th Cir.2003) ("[The plaintiff] seeks to compel the government to bear the cost of and responsibility for hiring an expert witness to testify on his behalf.... [N]o civil litigant, even an indigent one, has a legal right to such aid."). If Plaintiff requires additional time to secure a medical expert, he may file a motion with the Court. In his letter Plaintiff also requests a current docket sheet.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's request for appointment of medical expert is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall send a copy of the civil docket for case number 4:10-CV-2056 to Plaintiff.
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JOHN A. ROSS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE