No. 18-5419

Kevin Griffin v. Thomas DiNapoli

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2018-07-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 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
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

Was petitioner erroneously denied in forma pauperis even though granted by the state courts and the Northern District Court.

Was petitioner erroneously denied the appointment of counsel as an in forma pauperis person, US. Const. Amends. VI & XIV?

Was petitioner's appeal erroneously dismissed even though sworn medical evidence supports petitioner's claims. US. Const. Amend. XIV?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was petitioner erroneously denied in forma pauperis, appointment of counsel, and appeal dismissal?

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-01
Waiver of right of respondent Thomas DiNapoli to respond filed.
2018-06-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 30, 2018)

Attorneys

Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin — Petitioner
Thomas DiNapoli
Frederick Arthur BrodieNew York State Office of the Attorney General, Respondent