No. 21-6508
Daniel Jones v. Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, et al.
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 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
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2022-02-18
Question Presented (from Petition)
WHETHER THE SECOND CIRCUIT COURT. OF APPEALS
DECISION ERR AS A MATTER OF LAWIN DISMISSAL
OF APPEAL PURSUANT TO 25 U.S.C.§ 1915(e),
BASED SOLELY ON DENIAL OF MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF.COUNSEL
WHETHER THE SECOND CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
DECISION CONFLICTS WITH OTHER CIRCUIT COURT
DECISIONS FOR DISMISSAL OF APPEAL BASED
SOLELY ON A MOTION FOR APOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
Question Presented (AI Summary)
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 appointment of counsel
Docket Entries
2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-07
Waiver of right of respondent Governor Hochul to respond filed.
2021-11-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 7, 2022)
Attorneys
Daniel Jones
Daniel Jones — Petitioner
Governor Hochul
Andrea Oser — Office of the New York State Attorney General, Respondent