Constitutional Law - Statutory Interpretation - Designation of Counsel - Compulsory Appointment in Civil Case

Authors

Catherine L. Lyles

Abstract

The United States Supreme Court has held that 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) does not authorize a federal court to make compulsory assignments of attorneys to represent indigent litigants in a civil case.

Mallard v. U.S. Dist. Court for the Southern Dist. of Iowa, ___ U.S. ___, 109 S. Ct. 1814 (1989).

First Page

851

Recommended Citation

Catherine L. Lyles, Constitutional Law - Statutory Interpretation - Designation of Counsel - Compulsory Appointment in Civil Case, 28 Duq. L. Rev. 851 (1990).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol28/iss4/15