No. 18-8262

Christian Dior Womack v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: attorney-misconduct court-appointed-attorney court-appointment criminal-justice-act due-process ethical-standards fee-violation indigent-client judicial-discretion professional-conduct professional-misconduct referral
Latest Conference: 2019-04-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

The question(s) presented is whether the District Court abused its discretion when it declined to refer the court-appointed attorney's misconduct to the Chief Judge for an order to show cause upon finding that the court-appointed attorney, without the court's authorization, accepted a fee from his indigent client's family members for representing Christian Dior Womack, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3006A (f) and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania's criminal Justice Act Plan, Section V (D) and the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5 and 8.4 (d).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court abused its discretion in declining to refer the court-appointed attorney's misconduct to the Chief Judge for an order to show cause

Docket Entries

2019-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-03-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-01-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 3, 2019)

Attorneys

Christian Dior Womack
Christian Dior Womack — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent