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Tenn. Code Ann. § 23-2-101 (2024)

Counsel assigned to paupers

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At the return term of the process, the court may appoint counsel for the plaintiff in actions prosecuted in the manner prescribed for paupers, and also for the defendant, if the defendant makes an oath that, owing to the defendant's poverty, the defendant cannot employ counsel.

Code 1858, § 3980 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 22, § 3; 1857-1858, ch. 58); Shan., § 5792; mod. Code 1932, § 9983; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 29-201.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1995–2006 · leading case: Kenneth B. White v. Dr. William Bacon, No. M2004-02110-COA-R3-CV, 2006 WL 211810 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 26, 2006).
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Kenneth B. White v. Dr. William Bacon, No. M2004-02110-COA-R3-CV, 2006 WL 211810 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 26, 2006). · cites it 2× “The trial court denied White’s motion on April 21, 2004, stating, “There are certainly exceptional cases where the Court can use its authority pursuant to T.C.A. § 23-2-101 to appoint counsel in a civil case.”
Tuttle v. Tuttle, No. 01A01-9512-CV-00546 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 10, 1997). · cites it 2× “Tuttle insists that prisoners have a statutory right to state-paid counsel, even if other indigent civil litigants do not. He rests his claim on Tenn.”
Vickie Dianne Tuttle v. Robert Edward Tuttle, No. 01A01-9512-CV-00546 (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 1, 1995). · cites it 2× “Tuttle insists that prisoners have a statutory right to state-paid counsel, even if other indigent civil litigants do not.”
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