Legal Opinion
Proceeding before the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 12, 2015No. Nos. 13-3853, 13-3854, 13-3855, 13-4070, 13-4269, 13-4325PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FUENTES, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a concerted effort by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and various Pennsylvania counties to bar attorneys from the Capital Habeas Unit of the Federal Community Defender Organization for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (“Federal Community Defender”) from representing clients in state post-conviction proceedings. In seven different Post-Conviction Review Act (“PCRA”) cases in various Pennsylvania counties, hearings were initiated to disqualify the Federal Community Defender as counsel. In each case, the cited reason for disqualification was…
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