Robert JW McCleland v. Rick Raemisch, et al.
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1. Whether the appellate courts should apply case law established under
Fed.R.Evid. 706, which denies the appointment of expert witnesses because of
a party's IFP status, to an indigent party's request for the appointment of
pro bono counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. S31915(e)(l) .
2. Whether appellate courts are obliged to address a party's allegation
that the opposing party's expert reports were faulty, regardless of the burden
of proof at summary judgment, and whether faulty reports should be allowed to
establish undisputed facts.
3. Whether lower courts should take judicial notice of medical facts at
summary judgment, without the interpretation of an expert witness, when the
court is supplied with the necessary information.
Whether the appellate courts should apply case law established under Fed.R.Evid. 706 to an indigent party's request for the appointment of pro bono counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915(e)(1)