Ronald SLAUGHTER, Appellant, v. CITY OF MAPLEWOOD, Appellee

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• holding that an order denying appointment of counsel in a Title VII case was immediately appealable under the collateral order doctrine of Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• holding that an order denying appointment of counsel in a Title VII case was immediately appealable under the collateral order doctrine of Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• stating that the district court need not conduct an evidentiary hearing on a motion to appoint counsel if the court believes that the hearing would be unnecessary
• observing district courts have “broad discretion in determining whether to appoint counsel in employment discrimination cases”
• in certain types of cases, including § 1983 actions, appellate court has jurisdiction to review — for abuse of discretion — district court’s interlocutory decision to deny appointment of counsel

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