Third Circuit· 10/5/1993

Tabron v. Grace

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6 F.3d 147
1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 25274

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holding that the “arguable merit” of a claim is a “threshold matter” to the exercise of discretion in appointing counsel under § 1915
holding that 28 U.S.C. § 1915 does not require the government to pay the costs of litigation expenses for indigent litigants
holding that the “arguable merit” of a claim is a “threshold matter” to the exercise of discretion in appointing counsel under § 1915
holding that whether the plaintiff’s claim has “some merit in fact and law” is a threshold question in appointing counsel
holding that, in determining whether to appoint pro bono counsel, the Court must consider as a threshold matter, whether the plaintiff’s claim has “some merit in fact and law.”
noting that before court is justified in granting counsel, it must appear that plaintiff’s claims have some merit

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