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Pro Se Tips and Tactics (Appointment of Counsel)
If you have a meritorious civil rights claim in federal court, it is obviously a good idea to try to have the claim presented by a lawyer. Most lawyers have specialized, professional knowledge of court procedures, methods, and tactics that few prisoners can match. Lawyers have better access to relevant …
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More from this issue:
- Cheaper Than Lab Rats: Can Prisoners Glow in the Dark?, by Hans Sherrer
- Former 'Guinea Pigs' Protest
- No Private Rights Under International Treaties
- Book Review: Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison, by Daniel Burton-Rose
- Book Review: Sensible Justice: Alternatives to Prison, by Daniel Burton-Rose
- From the Editor, by Dan Pens
- PLN Sues Utah Jail Over Publication Ban; Suit Settled
- Wisconsin Resists Out-of-State Transfers
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics (Appointment of Counsel), by John Midgley
- No Administrative Exhaustion Required for Monetary Claims; No Qualified Immunity for the Malicious Use of Force
- Administrative Exhaustion Doesn't Include Judicial Remedies
- PLRA "Three Strikes" Provision Upheld and Discussed
- Pennsylvania Consent Decrees Terminated Under PLRA
- Colorado Prisoner Beaten, Not Stabbed
- Florida Nicotine Addiction Suit Settled
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Draws the Line on Jailhouse Snitches
- Arkansas Sheriff Bent on "Saving" Prisoners
- "Tough" Florida Sheriff Arrested
- Eighth Amendment Applies to Escaped Convicts
- AHCC Bulk Mail Ban in Miniken Settled
- Full Court Overrules Clarke v. Stalder in Part
- Lengthy Ad Seg Is Atypical and Significant Hardship
- Kansas Good Time Rules Violate Ex Post Facto
- Retroactive Kansas Good Time Recalculation Unlawful
- South Carolina Grooming Rules Upheld
- Judicial Sentence of Life in Solitary Upheld
- Warden May Be Liable for Rape
- Jail Brutality Verdict Reversed Due to Improper Argument and Jury Instruction
- Work-Release Prisoners Eligible to Vote on Union Representation
- News in Brief
- Retaliatory Beating of Prisoner Is Triable Fact Issue
More from John Midgley:
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, June 15, 2004
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Magistrate Judges in Federal Courts, Nov. 15, 2003
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Damages, Aug. 15, 2003
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, April 15, 2003
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Dec. 15, 2002
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Unknown Defendant Identities, July 15, 2002
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Feb. 15, 2002
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, June 15, 2001
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Dec. 15, 2000
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Sept. 15, 2000
More from these topics:
- Retroactive Guideline Amendments: The Narrow Path to a Federal Sentence Reduction, July 1, 2026. Appointment of Counsel, Career Offenders, Mandatory Minimum Sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), Guideline Amendment/Variances and Retroactivity.
- Oregon Supreme Court Announces Bright-Line Rule Requiring Dismissal Without Prejudice When State Fails to Appoint Counsel for Eligible Criminal Defendant Within 60 Days in Misdemeanor Cases or 90 Days in Felony Cases Post-Arraignment, March 1, 2026. Appointment of Counsel, Public Defenders, Indigent Defense, Constitution, state, Counsel - Right to.
- Delaware Supreme Court Announces Trial Courts Must First Resolve Defense Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw Before Addressing Defendant’s Plea-Withdrawal Request, Holding Failure to Do So Violates Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel, Jan. 1, 2026. Appointment of Counsel, Sixth Amendment, Counsel - Constructive denial of, Self-representation, Withdrawal.
- New York City Loses Bid to Withhold Jail Records, July 15, 2025. Attorneys, Public Records Act.
- Rhode Island Supreme Court Announces Indigent First-Time Applicant for Postconviction Relief Entitled to Counsel Even When Not Requested; Superior Court Must Determine Whether Applicant Intended to Waive Right to Counsel and Whether Done Knowingly, Vol, May 15, 2025. Appointment of Counsel, Counsel - Right to, Counsel - Constructive denial of.
- Colorado Supreme Court Announces When Deciding Defendant’s Pro Se Motion Requesting Counsel on Postconviction Review, Trial Court Must Either Deny Entire Motion or Permit All Claims If Any Have Arguable Merit, Dec. 15, 2024. Appointment of Counsel, After Request for Counsel, Pro Se Issues.
- $25 Million Contempt Fine Prompts Release of Pretrial Detainees from Philadelphia Lockups, Dec. 15, 2024. Appointment of Counsel, Contempt (Civil Procedure), Bail/Pretrial Release, Fines.
- Tennessee Attorney Sues Federal Court Over Gag Order in CoreCivic Suit, Dec. 15, 2024. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Attorneys, Gag Order.
- Indigent Defense: Appointed Counsel Does Not Mean Free Counsel, Dec. 1, 2024. Appointment of Counsel, Indigent Defense, Indigent Defendants - Fees and Expenses.
- In Oregon Case, Ninth Circuit Limits Pretrial Detention Without Counsel to Seven Days, Nov. 15, 2024. Appointment of Counsel, Pretrial Detention and Detainees, Speedy Trial Clock - Tolling of.