appointment-of-counsel

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24-5102 Alexi Hinojosa Matos v. Texas Texas 2024-07-18 Denied IFP appointment-of-counsel criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus miscarriage-of-justice prosecutorial-misconduct sixth-amendment trial-counsel writ-application Ineffective-assistance-of-counsel
23-6833 Jason Matthew Karr v. Colorado Colorado 2024-02-26 Denied IFP appointment-of-counsel clearly-established-federal-law colorado-supreme-court constitutional-review due-process-rights evidentiary-hearing federal-law-application ineffective-assistance-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel sixth-amendment strickland-standard strickland-v-washington whether-the-colorado-supreme-court-held-the-petitioner-to-a-higher-standard-for-pleading-ineffective-assistance-of-counsel
23-6698 Reginald Harris v. FNU Watson, Hillsboro Police Officer, et al. Fifth Circuit 2024-02-08 Denied Response WaivedIFP appointment-of-counsel civil-procedure civil-rights court-appointed-counsel due-process indigent-status mental-health mental-health-commitment prisoner-litigation section-1983-claim standing Whether I.F.P., on-duty Department of unlawful unwarranted mental health committment civil claim, should be afforded appointment of counsel, to avoid …
23-5915 Keith Alexander v. Tom McGinley, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Coal Township, et al. Third Circuit 2023-10-31 Denied IFP abuse-of-discretion appellate-review appointment-of-counsel civil-rights constitutional-rights district-court due-process evidence habeas-corpus judicial-discretion procedural-error standard-of-review Whether the district court abused its discretion when it refused to appoint counsel for the appellant and denied the appellant due process and the rig…
23-5855 Regina Tate v. Hamilton County Election Commission Sixth Circuit 2023-10-23 Denied IFP appointment-of-counsel civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights dismissal due-process judicial-procedure legal-counsel pro-se-litigant standing Whether the Dismissal should be reconsidered for failure to appoint legal counsel
23-5065 Mario Reynoso v. United States Tenth Circuit 2023-07-10 Dismissed Response WaivedIFP appointment-of-counsel civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process methamphetamine-distribution standing subject-matter-jurisdiction tenth-circuit writ-of-certiorari Did the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals erroneously find that the courts lacked subject matter jurisdiction and that the petitioner's motion for appoin…
22-7268 Derek Sloane v. Robert L. Langley, et al. Second Circuit 2023-04-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP appointment-of-counsel civil-rights due-process federal-procedural-rules imminent-danger imminent-danger-exception in-forma-pauperis prisoner-litigation pro-se-appeal standing statutory-interpretation three-strikes-rule Whether a prior dismissal is a strike under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g)
22-7169 Scott Teevan v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division Fifth Circuit 2023-03-31 Denied IFP actual-innocence appointment-of-counsel circuit-split counsel-appointment due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance perjury standard-of-review Whether the standard of review for actual innocence claims should be resolved by this Court to address a circuit split
22-6251 Onofre Tommy Serrano v. California California 2022-12-07 Denied IFP appellate-procedure appointment-of-counsel civil-rights conflict-of-interest constitutional-rights due-process judicial-review medical-treatment reasonable-time-to-consult right-to-counsel Whether the court has a prompt duty to appoint counsel once indigency attaches
22-5233 Carina Conerly v. Yee Yang, et al. Ninth Circuit 2022-07-29 Denied IFP appellate-review appointment-of-counsel civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process in-forma-pauperis judicial-discretion standing Whether the Ninth Circuit abused its discretion
21-8265 Michael S. Gorbey v. United States District of Columbia 2022-06-29 Dismissed Response WaivedIFP appellate-review appointment-of-counsel compassionate-release constitutional-rights covid-19 criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection habeas-corpus post-conviction-relief statutory-interpretation Question not identified
21-8078 Daniel Taylor v. Leslie Fleming, Warden, et al. Fourth Circuit 2022-06-07 Denied IFP appointment-of-counsel civil-procedure civil-rights due-process pro-se standing Question not identified
21-7924 Timothy S. Smith v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America Eighth Circuit 2022-05-19 Denied IFP access-to-courts appointment-of-counsel civil-rights due-process pro-se standing Whether the courts of Minnesota have the authority to deny a pro se litigant's request for appointment of counsel in a civil rights case
21-7644 Mario Reynoso, aka Mario Hernandez v. United States Tenth Circuit 2022-04-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP appointment-of-counsel court-appointed-counsel criminal-appeal criminal-procedure extraordinary-circumstances federal-appeals federal-circuit-court ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-remedy mandate-recall recall-of-mandate writ-of-certiorari Remedy-for-CJA-attorney-failure-to-file-timely-cert-petition
21-6508 Daniel Jones v. Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, et al. Second Circuit 2021-12-08 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-procedure appointment-of-counsel circuit-court-jurisdiction circuit-court-split civil-rights due-process in-forma-pauperis judicial-discretion motion-for-counsel pro-se-litigant standing statutory-interpretation Whether the Second Circuit Court of Appeals erred in dismissing the appeal pursuant to 25 U.S.C.§ 1915(e) based solely on the denial of the motion for…
21-5962 Charles Nemon Vandross v. Bryan P. Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. Fourth Circuit 2021-10-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP access-to-courts appointment-of-counsel civil-rights due-process standing supervision-of-lower-courts Whether the USCRY has denied Petitioner access to the courts
21-5942 Michael Woolen v. California California 2021-10-12 Denied IFP appellate-review appointment-of-counsel civil-rights constitutional-law criminal-procedure dismissal due-process equal-protection judicial-discretion procedural-due-process sentencing-guidelines Whether the cumulative effect of deprivations of equal protection of laws, failure to appoint counsel, and procedural due process deficiency issues re…
21-5187 Patricia A. McColm v. Trinity County, California, et al. Ninth Circuit 2021-07-22 Dismissed IFP access-to-courts appointment-of-counsel civil-rights constitutional-rights court-access disability-accommodation disability-accommodations dismissal-with-prejudice due-process pre-filing-order pro-se Whether pro-se-plaintiffs-with-disabilities-should-receive-accommodations-or-counsel
21-5170 Patricia A. McColm v. California, et al. Ninth Circuit 2021-07-22 Dismissed IFP appointment-of-counsel civil-rights counsel-appointment court-procedure disability-accommodation dismissal-with-prejudice due-process exceptional-circumstances judicial-discretion medically-verified-limitations ninth-circuit standing Did the Ninth Circuit err in finding an appropriate issue for appeal, where the magistrate judge failed to find that medically verified permanent limi…
20-7888 James Arthur Ross v. Steven Shelton, et al. Ninth Circuit 2021-04-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP abuse-of-discretion appointment-of-counsel civil-procedure civil-rights due-process judicial-discretion medical-treatment pro-se-litigant procedural-fairness standing summary-judgment Did the District Court abuse its discretion in refusing to appoint counsel?
20-7184 Mitchell Wagner v. Archie D. Scarborough, et al. Fifth Circuit 2021-02-19 Denied IFP appellate-procedure appointment-of-counsel civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process in-forma-pauperis legal-complexity legal-representation pro-se pro-se-litigation right-to-counsel standing Whether the failure of an appellate court to recognize an already approved and accepted in forma pauperis status violates the petitioner's constitutio…
20-6535 Levi Ruffin v. United States District of Columbia 2020-12-04 Denied Response WaivedIFP access-to-courts appointment-of-counsel civil-rights constitutional-claim due-process federal-review habeas-corpus indigent-representation judicial-interpretation procedural-default standing state-court Whether the petitioner has a due process right to have counsel appointed to represent them in a civil matter due to their inability to afford an attor…
20-6341 Jason Harriman v. United States Eighth Circuit 2020-11-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP adequate-inquiry appointed-counsel appointment-of-counsel civil-rights court-inquiry criminal-procedure due-process indigent-defendant legal-representation right-to-counsel sixth-amendment Whether a defendant's 6th Amendment right to counsel of choice extends to an indigent defendant who has appointed counsel
20-5327 Thyochus A. Huggins v. California California 2020-08-12 Denied Response WaivedIFP 6th-amendment appointment-of-counsel civil-rights due-process faretta-v-california self-representation Did the trial court violate Petitioner's rights under the Sixth Amendment as set forth in Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975) when it told Peti…
19-8481 Ronald D. Veteto v. Dewayne Estes, Warden, et al. Alabama 2020-05-15 Denied IFP access-to-courts appointment-of-counsel civil-rights constitutional-provisions due-process equal-protection judicial-review legal-procedure standing statutory-provisions Was the petitioner denied meaningful and effective access to the Alabama courts?
19-8428 Marc Wyatt v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division Fifth Circuit 2020-05-08 Denied IFP appointment-of-counsel constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fair-market-value fifth-circuit legal-counsel replacement-cost right-to-self-representation self-representation Was the appointment of counsel valid?
19-8134 James Ricky Ezell v. Damon Hininger, et al. Tenth Circuit 2020-03-31 Denied IFP access-to-courts appointed-counsel appointment-of-counsel civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process first-amendment judicial-remedies pro-se-plaintiff retaliation Whether the Tenth Circuit has jurisdiction to consider denying of plaintiff, prisoner in custody of Department of Corrections, housed in private priso…
19-6905 John Alan Conroy v. Cliff Harris, Sheriff, Pecos County, Texas, et al. Texas 2019-12-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-court-consideration-of-evidence appointment-of-counsel brady-v-maryland brady-violation continuing-duty-of-federal-government criminal-procedure discovery discovery-rules dismissal-with-prejudice due-process evidence-withholding federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure in-camera-review michael-morton-act plea-agreement plea-bargaining rule-16-federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure state-law-enforcement state-law-enforcement-compliance Whether the withholding of recorded statements by the government violates due process and Brady v. Maryland
19-6196 Frank D. Monsegue, Sr. v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-10-07 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP appeals appointment-of-counsel civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance-of-counsel right-to-appeal right-to-be-informed standing Whether the defendant's constitutional rights were violated by the court's failure to appoint counsel and provide adequate assistance of counsel
19-5784 Michael Villecco v. Daniel W. Stark, et al. Tenth Circuit 2019-09-03 Denied IFP appellate-procedure appointed-counsel appointment-of-counsel civil-litigation civil-procedure civil-rights collateral-order-doctrine counsel-appointment district-court-order due-process interlocutory-appeal standing Whether the collateral order doctrine permits the immediate appeal of a district court order denying the appointment of counsel in civil cases
19-206 In Re Melba L. Ford 2019-08-16 Denied Response Waived access-to-courts appellate-relief appellate-review appointment-of-counsel court-access due-process en-banc-circuit fraud judicial-procedure meaningful-access-to-courts separation-of-powers substantive-due-process unrepresented-litigants unsigned-orders When Circuits issue unsigned orders denying appellate relief to unrepresented litigants, which orders address no issue raised and provide no explanati…
19-5453 Juan Pablo Revelo Salcedo v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-08-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP affidavit appointment-of-counsel civil-procedure criminal-procedure declaration financial-disclosure in-forma-pauperis ineffective-assistance judicial-access motion motion-to-substitute-counsel poverty poverty-affidavit pro-se-litigation redress right-to-counsel sixth-amendment Whether the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel requires a court to appoint new counsel when a defendant expresses dissatisfactio…
19-5031 Efrain Ismael Conde v. Arizona Arizona 2019-07-01 Denied IFP 14th-amendment access-to-court appointment-of-counsel credibility-of-witness due-process due-process-materiality-standard fourteenth-amendment materiality-standard newly-discovered-evidence post-conviction-relief witness-credibility Does the Due Process Clause entitle a convicted prisoner to appointment of counsel and opportunity to amend a notice of post-conviction relief asserti…
18-8945 Lorraine Black v. Life Unlimited, Inc. Eighth Circuit 2019-04-23 Denied Relisted (2)IFP civil-procedure discrimination due-process equal-protection retaliation standing appointment-of-counsel civil-procedure civil-rights due-process sixth-amendment standing Whether the legal standard for appointing counsel in civil rights cases violates the Sixth Amendment right to counsel?
18-7998 Bobby Charles Byrd v. W. W. Lindsey, et al. Fifth Circuit 2019-02-15 Denied IFP ada-accommodation appointment-of-counsel civil-rights disability-rights due-process exceptional-circumstances judicial-discretion pro-se pro-se-litigant rehabilitation-act Does the district court have an obligation to appoint counsel for an ADA-eligible pro se pauper litigant prevented from conducting their own trial due…
18-7752 Mohan A. Harihar v. US Bank NA, et al. First Circuit 2019-02-05 Denied IFP 28-usc-1915 appointment-of-counsel circuit-panel-procedure civil-procedure-jurisdiction civil-rights due-process judicial-recusal jurisdiction jurisdictional-challenge legal-complexity pro-se pro-se-litigant pro-se-litigation recusal standing Whether the replacement Circuit Panel repeatedly refused to address/clarify Jurisdiction issues, ultimately denying Petitioner's efforts to resolve a …
18-7531 John Paul Galbraith v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division Fifth Circuit 2019-01-23 Denied IFP 18-usc-3006a 28-usc-2254-rule-8 appeal appointment-of-counsel circuit-justice criminal-justice-act criminal-justice-act-of-1964 due-process evidentiary-hearing indigent-prisoner right-to-counsel Whether a circuit justice has discretion to deny appointment of counsel for an indigent prisoner granted appeal
18-7366 Frederick Gray v. Patricia Sorrels, et al. Tenth Circuit 2019-01-10 Denied IFP access-to-courts appointment-of-counsel civil-rights due-process equal-protection habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel prison-conditions Whether the petitioner should be granted remedial relief regarding the denial of his motion for the appointment of competent counsel presented in Appe…
18-7339 Earl Reyes v. Michael Duggan, et al. District of Columbia 2019-01-09 Denied Response WaivedIFP access-to-courts appointment-of-counsel civil-rights constitutional-amendments court-access due-process equal-protection fifth-amendment first-amendment fourteenth-amendment intentional-discrimination judicial-discretion seventh-amendment Whether the alleged facts that Defendant Duggan intentionally discriminated against Reyes (suspect class) states a claim for violation of the First, F…
18-6967 Michael Danilovich, aka Sealed Defendant 2, aka Mike Daniels, aka Fat Mike, aka Mike D v. United States Second Circuit 2018-12-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP appointment-of-counsel civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process indigent-defendant legal-representation qualified-reappointment reappointment-of-counsel right-to-counsel sixth-amendment Whether an indigent defendant has a qualified right to reappointment of counsel
18-6314 Vilaychith Khouanmany v. United States Eighth Circuit 2018-10-12 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP appointment-of-counsel career-offender civil-rights,due-process,criminal-procedure,senten criminal-procedure due-process excessive-sentences habeas-corpus pro-se-litigant procedural-due-process right-to-bail right-to-counsel sentence-enhancements sentencing speedy-trial Whether the denial of appealability of case no. 17-1243 was proper when the issues of career offender, enhancements of priors, and excessive sentences…
18-6110 Mikal Mahdi v. South Carolina South Carolina 2018-09-28 Denied IFP appointment-of-counsel capital-punishment constitutional-rights criminal-procedure death-penalty death-sentence habeas-corpus indigent-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel post-conviction-relief procedural-history right-to-counsel sixth-amendment south-carolina-supreme-court state-court Whether the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was violated when the state post-conviction court failed to appoint counsel for M…
18-5949 Charles Litton Morris v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections Eleventh Circuit 2018-09-12 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2254-d-1-2 appointment-of-counsel brady-strickland-constitutional-claims claims-ignored constitutional-violation district-court-failure due-process evidentiary-hearing habeas-corpus insufficient-evidence judicial-bias personal-jurisdiction plea-validity subject-matter-jurisdiction supremacy-clause supremacy-clause-conflict-preemption issues being raised
18-5419 Kevin Griffin v. Thomas DiNapoli Second Circuit 2018-07-31 Denied Response WaivedIFP 14th-amendment 6th-amendment appeal-dismissal appellate-procedure appointment-of-counsel civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights counsel-appointment due-process fourteenth-amendment in-forma-pauperis sixth-amendment standing Was petitioner erroneously denied in forma pauperis, appointment of counsel, and appeal dismissal?