No. 21-6508

Daniel Jones v. Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
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 OserOffice of the New York State Attorney General, Respondent