Spaulding v. Mayorkas

RULING AND ORDER

MARK R. KRAVITZ, District Judge.

This case reveals once more, as the Second Circuit recently described it, “the exceptionally poor quality of representation often provided by attorneys retained by aliens as they attempt to negotiate the complexities of our immigration law.” United States v. Cerna, 603 F.3d 32, 35-36 (2d Cir.2010). Plaintiff Marlon Spaulding, incarcerated and currently proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed suit against Defendant Alejandro Mayorkas, Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”). Mr. Spaulding seeks…