Christian Dior Womack v. United States
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).
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