Gorton v. Todd

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• stating that “28 U.S.C. § 1915 does not authorize the court to appoint an expert for plaintiff’s benefit to be paid by the court”
• summarizing circuit court case law analyzing appropriate factors for district courts to consider in appointing an expert witness under Rule 706
• providing additional factors that courts may consider in determining whether to appoint an expert, despite a party’s pro se or indigent-prisoner status
• Rule 706 did not permit the appointment of a neutral expert witness solely for an indigent prisoners’ “own benefit” in aiming to prove deliberate indifference
• Rule 706 did not permit the appointment of a neutral expert witness solely for an indigent prisoners’ “own benefit” in aiming to prove deliberate indifference
• “28 U.S.C. § 1915 ... does not authorize the court to appoint an expert for plaintiff's benefit to 27 be paid by the court”

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