Phillips v. Board of County Commissioners of Tulsa County et al, No. 4:2018cv00671 - Document 7 (N.D. Okla. 2019)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER by Chief Judge John E Dowdell ; setting/resetting deadline(s)/hearing(s): ( Miscellaneous Deadline set for 5/31/2019); granting 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis; denying 3 Motion for Appointment of Counsel (lml, Dpty Clk)

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Swisher, 354"R05f"3496"*Mcp0"4228+"*nkdgtcnn{"eqpuvtwkpi"pro se"rquv/eqpxkevkqp"hknkpi" wpfgt"Mcpucu"ncy+0""Hwtvjgt."gxgp"kh"uqog"tgugctej"ycu"pgeguuct{."Rnckpvkhh"jcu"pqv"kpfkecvgf"yjcv" jg"ycu"nqqmkpi"hqt"qt"gzrnckpgf"yj{"Iqqing"/"yjkej"ockpvckpu"c"htgg"ngicn"fcvcdcug"ecnngf"ÐIqqing" UejqnctÑ"/"ycu"kpcfgswcvg0""Cu"qpg"eqwtv"pqvgf."Ðvjg"hwnn"vgzv"qh"pgctn{"cnn"ngicn"cwvjqtkv{"È"ku" cxckncdng"xkc"Iqqing"Uejqnct."yjkej"ku"È"eqorngvgn{"htgg0Ñ""Catz v. Chalker."4233"YN"35523;77." cv",5"*F0"Ctk|0"Crt0"9."4233+."aff’d."734"Hgf0"CrrÓz"8;5"*;vj"Ekt0"4235+0""" " 8" Ukoknctn{."vjg"Eqornckpv"fqgu"pqv"fgoqpuvtcvg"yjgvjgt."qt"vq"yjcv" gzvgpv." Lckn" qhhkekcnu" rtgxgpvgf"Rnckpvkhh"htqo"rtgugpvkpi"c"fghgpug"kp"vjg"Qmncjqoc"tqddgt{"ecug0""Rnckpvkhh"qpn{"cnngigu" vjcv"jku"vtkcn"ycu"eqpvkpwgf"Ðcu"c"fktgev"tguwnv"qh"jku"kpcdknkv{"vq"ceeguu"ecug"ncy"cpf"qvjgt"ngicn" ocvgtkcnu"pgeguuct{"vq"eqorqug"È"rtgvtkcn"oqvkqpuÑ"cpf"tgurqpf"vq"oqvkqpu"hkngf"d{"vjg"Uvcvg0"" *Fqe0"3"cv":+0""Cuuwokpi"c"eqpvkpwcpeg"eqpuvkvwvgu"cp"kplwt{."Rnckpvkhh"jcu"pqv"kpfkecvgf"yjcv."kh" cp{."hknkpiu"jg"okuugf"qt"yj{"vjg"cxckncdng"jctfeqrkgu"cpf"Iqqing"Uejqnct"ygtg"kpcfgswcvg0""Kv"ku" cnuq"yqtvj"pqvkpi"vjcv"yckxkpi"qpgÓu"eqpuvkvwvkqpcn"tkijv"vq"eqwpugn"kp"c"etkokpcn"rtqeggfkpi"fqgu" pqv"pgeguuctkn{"cornkh{"jku"qvjgt"tkijvu."qt"gpvkvng"jko"vq"vjg"gngevtqpke"tguqwtegu"qh"c"ncy{gt0""See, e.g., Love v. Summit Cty0."998"H04f";2:.";36"*32vj"Ekt0"3;:7+"*fgvckpgg" hckngf"vq" ujqy"jg"ycu" fgpkgf"ceeguu"vq"cfgswcvg"ngicn"cuukuvcpeg"vq"jgnr"jko"rtgrctg"cpf"rwtuwg"jku"enckou"dghqtg"vjg" eqwtvu+0""Vjg"Uwrtgog"Eqwtv"jcu"urgekhkecnn{"jgnf"vjcv"rtkuqpu"pggf"pqv"gpcdng"kpocvgu"Ðvq"litigate effectively"qpeg"kp"eqwtv0Ñ""Lewis."73:"W0U0"cv"576"*gorjcuku"kp"qtkikpcn+0""" " Hqt"vjgug"tgcuqpu."Eqwpv"3"hcknu"vq"uvcvg"c"eqipk|cdng"eqpuvkvwvkqpcn"encko0" E0""Eqwpv"4"Hcknu"vq"Uvcvg"c"Encko"" Kp" Eqwpv" 4." 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Wolfish."663"W0U0"742."757"*3;92++0""Vjg"iqxgtpogpv"oc{."jqygxgt."uwdlgev"vjqug"cyckvkpi" vtkcn"vq"vjg"eqpfkvkqpu"cpf"tguvtkevkqpu"qh"kpectegtcvkqp"uq"nqpi"cu"vjg"vtgcvogpv"fqgu"pqv"coqwpv"vq" rwpkujogpv0""Id. Qtfkpctkn{."c"fgvckpgg"fqgu"pqv"jcxg"c"tkijv"vq"dg"rncegf"kp"vjg"igpgtcn"rtkuqp" rqrwncvkqp."tcvjgt"vjcp"kp"ugitgicvkqp0"See Trujillo v. Williams."687"H05f"3432."3447"*32vj"Ekt0" 4228+0"Vjg"rnckpvkhh"owuv"fgoqpuvtcvg"vjg"ugitgicvkqp"rncegu"cp"cv{rkecn"cpf"ukipkhkecpv"jctfujkr" kp"tgncvkqp"vq"vjg"qtfkpct{"kpekfgpvu"qh"rtkuqp"nkhg0""Id. Kp"fgvgtokpkpi"yjgvjgt"vjg"ugitgicvkqp" korqugu" uwej" c" jctfujkr." eqwtvu" eqpukfgt" yjgvjgt<" *3+" vjg" ugitgicvkqp" hwtvjgtu" c" ngikvkocvg" rgpqnqikecn"kpvgtguv="*4+"vjg"eqpfkvkqpu"qh"rncegogpv"ctg"gzvtgog="*5+"vjg"rncegogpv"kpetgcugu"vjg" fwtcvkqp" qh" eqphkpgogpv." cpf" *5+" vjg" rncegogpv" ku" kpfgvgtokpcvg0" " See Estate of DiMarco v. Wyoming Dept. of Corrections."695"H05f"3556."3564"*32vj"Ekt0"4229+0" Jgtg."kv"ku"gpvktgn{"wpengct"yj{"Rnckpvkhh"ycu"ugitgicvgf0""Vjg"cnngicvkqpu"hckn"vq"Ðcfftguu" dqvj" vjg" fwtcvkqp" cpf" fgitgg" qh" vjg" rnckpvkhhÓu" tguvtkevkqpu" cu" eqorctgf" ykvj" qvjgt" kpocvgu0Ñ"" Trujillo."687"H05f"cv"34470""Gxgp"kh"Rnckpvkhh"rtqxkfgf"vjcv"kphqtocvkqp."jg"jcu"pqv"kpfkecvgf"yjkej" fghgpfcpv."kh"cp{." ycu"rgtuqpcnn{"kpxqnxgf" kp" vjg" jqwukpi" rncegogpv0" " Vq" uvcvg" c" eqpuvkvwvkqpcn" encko"wpfgt"64"W0U0E0"¸"3;:5."c"rnckpvkhh"owuv"fgoqpuvtcvg"jqy"gcej"fghgpfcpv"ycu"rgtuqpcnn{" kpxqnxgf"kp"vjg"cnngigf"ytqpifqkpi0""See Moya v. Garcia.":;7"H05f"344;."3455"*32vj"Ekt0"423:+=" Brown v. Montoya."884"H05f"3374."3385"*32vj"Ekt0"4233+"*ÐRgtuqpcn"nkcdknkv{"wpfgt"¸"3;:5"owuv" dg" dcugf" qp" rgtuqpcn" kpxqnxgogpv" kp" vjg" cnngigf" eqpuvkvwvkqpcn" xkqncvkqp0Ñ+" *kpvgtpcn" ekvcvkqpu" qokvvgf+0""Eqwpv"KK"vjgtghqtg"hcknu"vq"uvcvg"c"encko"wrqp"tgnkgh"ecp"dg"itcpvgf0""" " """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 5 "" Vjg"Eqwtv"vtgcvu"Rnckpvkhh"cu"c"rtgvtkcn"fgvckpgg"dgecwug."cnvjqwij"jg"ycu"cntgcf{"eqpxkevgf"kp" Mcpucu."jg"ycu"cv"vjg"Vwnuc"Lckn"cyckvkpi"vtkcn0""" " :" X0""Qrrqtvwpkv{"vq"Cogpf""" Vjg"Vgpvj"Ektewkv"eqwpugnu"vjcv"pro se"nkvkicpvu"ujqwnf"dg"ikxgp"c"tgcuqpcdng"qrrqtvwpkv{" vq" Ðtgogf{" fghgevu" rqvgpvkcnn{" cvvtkdwvcdng" vq" vjgkt" kipqtcpeg" qh" hgfgtcn" ncy0Ñ" " Reynoldson v. Shillinger.";29"H04f"346."348"*32vj"Ekt0"3;;2+0""Vjg"Eqwtv"yknn"vjgtghqtg"rgtokv"Rnckpvkhh"vq"hkng"cp" cogpfgf"eqornckpv"qp"qt"dghqtg"Oc{"53."423;0""Rnckpvkhh"ku"ecwvkqpgf"vjcv"c"Ðuweeguuhwn"¸"3;:5" eqornckpv"owuv"ocmg"engct"gzcevn{"who"ku"cnngigf"vq"jcxg"fqpg"what"vq"whom."vq"rtqxkfg"gcej" kpfkxkfwcn"ykvj"hckt"pqvkeg"cu"vq"vjg"dcuku"qh"vjg"encko"cickpuv"jko"qt"jgt0Ñ""Robbins v. Oklahoma." 73;"H05f"3464."346;/72"*32vj"Ekt0"422:+"*gorjcuku"kp"qtkikpcn+0""Kh"Rnckpvkhh"fgenkpgu"vq"vkogn{"hkng" cp"cogpfgf"eqornckpv"qt"hkngu"cp"cogpfgf"eqornckpv"vjcv"ukoknctn{"hcknu"vq"uvcvg"c"encko."vjg"Eqwtv" yknn"fkuokuu"vjg"ecug"ykvjqwv"hwtvjgt"pqvkeg0""" CEEQTFKPIN[."KV"KU"JGTGD["QTFGTGF"vjcv<" " 30" RnckpvkhhÓu"oqvkqp"vq"rtqeggf"in forma pauperis *Fqe0"4+"ku"itcpvgf="cpf"vjg" kpkvkcn"rctvkcn"hknkpi"hgg"ku"yckxgf0""" " 40" RnckpvkhhÓu"oqvkqp"vq"crrqkpv"eqwpugn"*Fqe0"5+"ku"fgpkgf0" " 50" Rnckpvkhh"oc{"hkng"cp"cogpfgf"eqornckpv"pq"ncvgt"vjcp"Oc{"53."423;."ewtkpi" vjg"fghkekgpekgu"kfgpvkhkgf"jgtgkp0""Kh"Rnckpvkhh"fgenkpgu"vq"vkogn{"hkng"cp"cogpfgf"eqornckpv"qt"hkngu" cpqvjgt"fghkekgpv"eqornckpv."vjku"cevkqp"yknn"dg"fkuokuugf"hqt"hcknwtg"vq"uvcvg"c"encko"wrqp"yjkej" tgnkgh"ecp"dg"itcpvgf0"" " " 60" Vjg"Engtm"ujcnn"ugpf"Rnckpvkhh"c"dncpm"ekxkn"tkijvu"eqornckpv"*hqto"RT/23+" octmgf"ÐCogpfgfÑ"cpf"kfgpvkhkgf"cu"Ecug"Pq0"3:/EX/893"LGF/HJO0" QTFGTGF"vjku"3uv"fc{"qh"Oc{."423;0" " ;"

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