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Every decision we've filed under Sixth Amendment - Right to Counsel.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a pro se inmate's claims regarding conspiracy, access to courts, and legal mail. The panel held that the plaintiff failed to provide specific facts supporting his allegations or demonstrate actual harm from the alleged interference.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment and denial of a motion to stay in a civil rights and employment dispute involving a former police chief. The appellate court held that the appellant failed to challenge material facts or the lower court's reasoning, rendering the appeal frivolous under the summary affirmance standard.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's amended complaint as a shotgun pleading that failed to comply with federal civil procedure rules. The court also upheld the district court's denial of the plaintiff's motion for appointed counsel, finding no exceptional circumstances existed to warrant it.
The Third Circuit reversed the denial of a federal habeas petition and remanded the case for an evidentiary hearing on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim. The court held that the state court unreasonably applied federal law by denying a hearing without first allowing the petitioner to prove allegations that trial counsel failed to investigate a biased critical witness.