Local Rule LR 83.7: CIVIL PRO BONO PANEL FOR PRO SE INDIGENT PARTIES

LR 83.7 CIVIL PRO BONO PANEL FOR PRO SE INDIGENT PARTIES In order to encourage greater representation of pro se indigent parties in civil cases, the court has adopted the "Plan for the Appointment of Counsel for Pro Se Indigent Parties in Civil Cases of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee," (the Plan) pursuant to Administrative Order No. 98-17, filed May 28, 1998. This Plan is applicable district-wide, and is in effect to: increase the number of attorneys on the Civil Pro Bono Panel; govern the appointment of counsel from the Panel; allow for reimbursement of expenses from the Pro Bono Expense Fund; and, establish guidelines for such reimbursement. A copy of the Plan is available at the Clerk's Office and on the Court's website at: www.tnwd.uscourts.gov.