Thomas James v. Lorenzo Eli, No. 15-3034 (7th Cir. 2017)
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United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604 March 31, 2017 Before DIANE P. WOOD, Chief Judge RICHARD A. POSNER, Circuit Judge JOEL M. FLAUM, Circuit Judge No. 15-3034 THOMAS M. JAMES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LORENZO ELI and NICOLAS P. VILLANUSTRE, Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. No. 1:13-cv-541-WTL-TAB William T. Lawrence, Judge. ORDER We have before us the petitions for rehearing en banc, filed by DefendantsAppellees on February 8, 2017. We construe these petitions to include request for panel rehearing, and so construed, all members of the original panel have voted to grant panel rehearing. After reviewing the briefs and the record, we have determined that the court would benefit from counseled briefs from Appellant, as well as oral argument. See FED. R. APP. P. 34(a)(2)(C). Accordingly, we will recruit counsel for the pro se Appellant. Accordingly, the petitions for rehearing are hereby GRANTED. The briefs previously filed by the parties are STRICKEN, and a further order designating counsel and setting a schedule for briefing and oral argument will follow.
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