No. 24-6882

Michael C. Romig v. Kathy Brittain, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Frackville, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-03-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights court-appointed-counsel due-process equal-protection fair-trial procedural-default
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2025-05-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

1.) Was it constitutional violation/error for the U.S. District Court to procedurally default Defendant/Petitioner due to court appointed counsels action/inaction (Trial counsel, Direct Appeal counsel, PCRA counsel), where Defendant/Petitioner raised the issue properly but counsel failed to address, omitted, and or failed to.properly argue the issue?

2.) Did court appointed counsels systematically violate Defendant/Petitioner's constitutional rights by tactically maintaining State charges by causing denial of . the right to a fair trial before an impatial jury, to present, evidence and confront the evidence and witnesses against him, to due process of law, and equal protection of law, where Defendant/Petitioner was affected by Americas continuing neglect to provide adequate representation to indigent persons/defendants?

3.) Did. the Appeals Court error by finding my appeal untimely?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was it constitutional for a court to procedurally default due to court-appointed counsel's action/inaction where constitutional rights were potentially violated?

Docket Entries

2025-06-02
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
2025-03-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 28, 2025)

Attorneys

Michael C. Romig
Michael C. Romig — Petitioner