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· 7/16/1993

Bonin v. Vasquez

Citations

  • 999 F.2d 425
  • 1993 WL 261711

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that 26 declining to appoint counsel may constitute an abuse of discretion if due process violations will 27 28 2 The second case number is 3:21-cv-00078-MMD-CLB. 1 occur absent representation
  • observing that counsel's ineffectiveness never raised before the district court in the Los Angeles case as a reason for granting Bonin's motion to amend
  • observing that counsel’s ineffectiveness never raised before the district court in the Los Angeles case as a reason for granting Bonin’s motion to amend
  • remarking that it would be “an absurdity” to hold that a state prisoner has in each new round of litigation a Sixth Amendment right to challenge the effectiveness of his lawyer in the preceding round of litigation
  • discussing Chaney v. Lewis, 801 F.2d 1191, 1196 (9th Cir. 1986) (per curiam)
  • discussing Chaney v. Lewis, 801 F.2d 1191, 1196 (9th Cir. 1986) (per curiam)

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Judges: Wallace, Brunetti, Kozinski

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