Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas
March 3, 2017 No. 04-17-00061-CV Carlos Antonio RAYMOND ,
Appellants v.
Martin Joseph ROY and Pizza Ventrue of San Antonio, LLC d/b/a Papa Johns Pizza,
Appellees From the County Court At Law No. 10, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2015CV00935 Honorable David J. Rodriguez, Judge Presiding
O R D E R On February 27, 2017, in this appeal from a jury trial in a civil suit, Appellant Carlos Antonio Raymond moved this court to appoint counsel to represent him on appeal.
A court may appoint counsel for a pro se civil litigant “under exceptional circumstances.” See Gibson v. Tolbert , 102 S.W.3d 710, 712 (Tex. 2003) (citing Travelers Indem. Co. of Conn. v. Mayfield , 923 S.W.2d 590, 594 (Tex. 1996)); see also T EX . G OV ’ T C ODE A NN . § 24.016 (West 2004). Exceptional circumstances are “rare and unusual,” and Appellant’s motion presents no such circumstances. See Gibson , 102 S.W.3d at 713.
Appellant’s motion for court-appointed appellate counsel is DENIED.
_________________________________ Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 3rd day of March, 2017.
___________________________________ Keith E. Hottle Clerk of Court