Matter of Clifton Park Apartments v. New York State Division of Human Rights

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• instructing the court to consider “the merits of the plaintiff’s claim, the plaintiff’s diligence in attempting to obtain a lawyer, and the plaintiff’s financial ability to retain counsel” when considering a motion to appoint counsel under Title VII (citation omitted)
• instructing the court to consider “the merits of the plaintiff’s claim, the plaintiff’s diligence in attempting to obtain a lawyer, and the plaintiff’s financial ability to retain counsel” when considering a motion to appoint counsel under Title VII (citation omitted)
• “Similarly, a plaintiff with a very strong case may be refused appointed counsel because he or she is able to pay for counsel.”
• \[A] decision made in the absence of a basis is an abuse of discretion.\

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