Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Gail Gianasi Natale State Bar No. 010389 817 North Second Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 258-1778 FAX: (602) 258-1779

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 COMES NOW Petitioner CURTIS GRAYLIN SIMMONS, by and through counsel undersigned, and respectfully asks this Court for instruction concerning representation of the Petitioner on appeal. In response to Mr. Simmons' Notice of Appeal [doc. #74] this Court on December 6, 2007 granted him a certificate of appealability and allowed him "to proceed in forma pauperis for this appeal." [doc. #75]. This Court neither continued nor v. DORA SCHRIRO, et al., Respondents. CURTIS GRAYLIN SIMMONS, Petitioner, D.C. CV-03-02172-PHX-NVW REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION AND FOR INSTRUCTION CONCERNING REPRESENTATION OF MR. SIMMONS ON APPEAL

terminated representation by the undersigned. In order to assure continuity of representation under the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, Mr. Simmons asks that this Court formally appoint CJA counsel Gail Gianasi Natale to represent Mr. Simmons on this pending appeal.

Case 2:03-cv-02172-NVW

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Filed 12/17/2007

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J.D. Neilsen, who represents the respondents in this matter, does not object to this request which should not result in any excludable delay. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 17th day of December, 2007.

s/Gail Gianasi Natale GAIL GIANASI NATALE Attorney for Petitioner-Appellant

I hereby certify that on December 17, 2007 9 I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's 10 Office using the CM/ECF registrants 11 and 12 COPY of the foregoing mailed this 17th day of December, 2007, to: 13 Curtis Graylin Simmons, #35849 14 ASPC--Douglas, Eggers Unit P.O. Box 5001 15 Douglas AZ 85608 16 17 s/Anita Jundy 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Informational copy e-mailed to: [email protected]

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Case 2:03-cv-02172-NVW

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