Henry v. State of Delaware

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

LATCHUM, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs are prisoners held in custody by the State of Delaware who have petitioned this Court to proceed in forma pauperis on a pro se complaint which alleges violations of Section 1979 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S. C. § 1983.

The plaintiffs, who are scheduled to begin trial on state criminal charges on January 7, 1974, seek to have this Court appoint out-of-state counsel in place of the attorneys already appointed by the State Superior Court to defend them against the state criminal charges or, in the alternative, seek a…