Tesmer v. Kowalski

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR INJUNCTION AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION

ROBERTS, District Judge.

I

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Injunction filed May 9, 2000, and Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification, filed March 30, 2000. Plaintiffs request that the Court issue an injunction to enforce its prior declaratory judgment, which held that the denial of appellate counsel to indigents who have pled guilty or nolo contendere is unconstitutional. Additionally, they ask this Court to certify a class of circuit court judges…