In Re Melvin Leroy Tyler

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 1997-03-24

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FAGG, Circuit Judge. Melvin Leroy Tyler, a Missouri inmate, petitions for a writ of mandamus against the district judge conducting his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action. In his petition, Tyler seeks an order compelling the district judge to appoint counsel to assist Tyler with his lawsuit, which contends various prison officials failed to p…

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