Buddington v. Kelly

By Judge Gerald Bruce Lee

This matter comes before the Court on Billy R. Kelly’s Motion to Waive Appointment of Committee/Counsel. Kelly requests that he be allowed to represent himself pro se. Having considered the motion, the cases cited, and for the reasons stated below, the Court grants the waiver of a committee and presumes a withdrawal of waiver of counsel.

Mr. Kelly is incarcerated in the Powhatan Correctional Center in State Farm, Virginia. While in the prison, he was served with the motion for judgment in this wrongful death action. On April 12, 1993, Kelly received a letter from this…