No. 25-6979

Anthony Shawnn Ewell v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-06
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: conflict-of-interest counsel-of-choice ineffective-assistance-of-counsel public-defender right-to-counsel sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2026-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. May a district court force/reinstate pre-trial, a public defender who had been discharged and replaced by movant with new counsel due to her doing no investigation, no interviewing and/or hiring of an expert, and her personal conflict of interest during the same case?

2. May this Court's decision in U.S, v. Gonzalez-Lopez and Christeson v. Roper govern petitioner 's facts as to what constitutes denial of counsel of choice?

3. May this Court's decision in Cuyler v. Sullivan , Holloway v. Arkansas , and Mickels v. Taylor constitute ineffective assistance of counsel due to counsel's actions of no investigation, personal conflict of interest (due to medical condition stated on record), no expert, and misrepresentation of viewing of evidence?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court may reinstate a discharged public defender against a defendant's wishes and whether such reinstatement, combined with counsel's failure to investigate, failure to retain experts, and personal conflicts of interest, constitutes denial of the right to counsel of choice and ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment

Docket Entries

2026-03-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
2026-03-24
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 6, 2026)

Attorneys

Anthony S. Ewell
Anthony Shawnn Ewell — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent