Whether the state court's dismissal of the appeal from misdemeanor conviction, despite the lack of assistance of counsel on appeal, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

QUESTION PRESENTED , Question Presented No. 1 This case involves an appeal from a misdemeanor judgment entered by , Los Angeles Superior Court — unlimited civil jurisdiction against an indigent civil litigant, in the indigent’s civil lawsuit. California Court of Appeal denied the indigent’s request for court appointed counsel and dismissed the appeal without reaching its merit. . ; The first question presented is: Whether the state court's dismissal of the appeal from misdemeanor conviction, despite the lack of assistance of counsel on appeal, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Question Presented No. 2 California provides no procedure requiring notice of exemptions to . : . judgment debtor and no procedure for claiming them prior to issuance of a turnover order. | The second question presented is: Whether California enforcement of judgments law (California Code of . Civil Procedures sections 680.101 through 724.260) is consistent with due process. ; ii :