No. 22-7661

Michael D. Beiter, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-05-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: access-to-counsel constitutional-rights counsel-termination criminal-procedure discovery due-process fifth-amendment pro-se-defense sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2023-06-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant who continually terminated (FIRED) his/her counsel ab initio of the proceedings and throughout the proceedings can gain access to his case file and discovery material through the same counsel who was REPEATEDLY FIRED during open court, but despite acknowledging to be terminated was forced by the court to represent the defendant, all in violation to the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . 1. Whether a defendant who continually terminated (FIRED) his/her counsel ab initio of the proceedings and throughout the proceedings can gain. access. to his case file and discovery material through the same counsel who was REPEATEDLY FIRED during : open court, but despite acknowledging to be terminated was forced by the court to represent the defendant, all in violation to the . Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 2. Whether a defendant who is prevented by the lower courts and his/her forced counsel to obtain his/her case file and discovery material to assist him/her in the preparation of ‘his/her PRO SE defense be subject to a violation of his/her: Due Process vights under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Docket Entries

2023-08-21
Rehearing DENIED.
2023-07-27
DISTRIBUTED.
2023-07-17
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2023-06-26
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
2023-05-31
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-05-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 29, 2023)
2023-05-03
Application (22A962) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until May 30, 2023.
2023-04-27
Application (22A962) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 30, 2023 to June 14, 2023, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Michael Beiter
Michael Beiter Jr. — Petitioner
Michael Beiter Jr. — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent