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Joseph Duk-Hyun Lamborn v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 22-4554 · judgment November 18, 2025
Certiorari denied · June 22, 2026
Question presented
Does a district court deny a criminal defendant his Sixth Amendment “right . . . to have the assistance of counsel for his defense” if it denies his motion for substitution of counsel based on the imminence of trial without inquiring into the defendant’s claim that he had documented evidence that he asked his appointed attorneys to file the motion months earlier and they simply ignored him?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Eric Joseph Brignac
Office of the Federal Public Defender
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 03 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- May 27 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 30 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 8, 2026)
- Mar 18 2026Application (25A1005) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 22, 2026.
- Mar 10 2026Application (25A1005) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 23, 2026 to May 22, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.